How to Plant Chives from a Pot

Emerging from nearly frozen ground in early spring, chives (Allium schoenoprasum) are one of the hardiest culinary herbs commonly grown in home gardens. Although they are edible, chives also make excellent edging plants for flower borders. Their lavender flowers bloom in early spring and persist on the plants for a couple of weeks. The rest of the year, their spiky leaves add texture and interest. Chive flowers are edible and taste of onion, like the leaves.

Garden trowel

Instructions

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  Prepare a planting spot that gets at least six to eight hours of direct sun each day. The edge of the vegetable garden or the perennial flower garden are good choices.
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  Dig a small hole with your garden trowel. The hole should be twice as wide and deep as the pot in which the chives are currently growing.
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  Pop the chives out of the pot by rapping the side of the pot on a hard surface. Tip the pot so the root ball slides out, and catch it with your other hand.
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  Insert the root ball into the hole. Add soil all around the chives' roots and firm it gently with your hands, so the plant stands up by itself and is securely in the ground.
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  Water with a hand watering can so the soil is moistened to the depth of the root ball. Give it a drink every two or three days until you notice the leaves growing. Thereafter, provide it with the equivalent of 1 inch of rainfall per week.

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