Garlic Chives (Allium tuberosum) - Also known as Ku Chai in Chinese culture, this flat-leaf variety of chives has a strong garlic flavour and aroma. The white flowers, leaves, and stalks can all be used in cooking, adding a subtle garlicky note to salads and stir-fries. We also grow Garlic Chives as companion plants to help repel aphids from flowers and vegetable crops. The showy white flowers are highly attractive to pollinators.
85 days to maturity
75 seeds per packet
Planting Instructions: Start seeds indoors 6–8 weeks before last frost or direct sow in spring once soil can be worked. Sow seeds 0.5 cm deep in moist, well-drained soil and keep in bright light. Seeds germinate in 10–21 days.
Thin or transplant seedlings to 20–30 cm apart in full sun to partial shade. Garlic chives are hardy perennials that prefer regular harvesting to encourage fresh, tender growth.
