Chives are a cool-season plant that belongs to the Alliaceae (Onion) family, including garlic and leeks. Chives are frost tolerant and they can grow early spring.

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6-12

in.

Spacing

1/4 in.

Depth

Perennial

Season

Full

Sun

1 in/week

Water

Tolerant

Frost

2-3 weeks

Germination

60-80 days

Harvest

Pests

Diseases

Chives keep the pests away

None

Incompatible Plants

Chives keep the pests away

Compatible Plants

Lettuce

Plum

Good Bugs and Animals

Birds

Flies

Aphid midge

Green lacewing

Assassin

bugs

Ground beetles

Bees

Spiders

Lady Bugs

Wasp

Praying

Mantids