Chives care self watering
Chives
Potted Herb Care
- Indirect sunlight
- Warm environment
1. Remove herb from pack & place into our self watering pot.
2. Fill the pot with water.
3. Refill when water is below level of terracotta disc.
Growing Outdoors
- Full sunlight
- Wind
free - Water lightly
Chives grow fast when it’s warm. If you want chives to grow slower put them in a cool place or outdoors.
1. When planting in the garden, do so in late autumn or early spring, sheltered from the wind, with soil rich in nutrients.
2. It tolerate drought well but water regularly if you pick them often. If the leaves start to droop, you need to water it.
3. Add plant food to the water after every pruning.
May-Sep
When to Harvest
Flowers should be pinched off to encourage leaf growth.
The more often you prune them, the weaker and thinner the stems will grow.
Add plant food to the water after every pruning, and let the plant ‘rest’ from time to time.
How to Freeze
1. Chop
Chop cleaned chives into small pieces.
2. Cube tray
Press pieces into an ice cube tray half-filled with water.
3. Freeze
Place the tray in your freezer. Can be kept for 4 to 6 months.
Cut Herb Care
- Keep Chives refrigerated
1. Keep the product in it’s mini-greenhouse packaging.
2. Snip off what you need and continue to properly store the remainder.
3. Lasts 10 to 14 days.
How to enjoy it
Before use, rinse under cold running water.
It is better to harvest chives by hand near the root than to snip them mid-stalk with scissors.
The flowers are also edible.