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06.06.2023 - 19:32 / gardenerspath.com / Gretchen Heber
How to Grow Chives in ContainersThe brilliant green color, satisfying crisp crunch, and light onion flavor of chives (Allium schoenoprasum) make them a requisite ingredient in many dishes.
How essential and wonderful, then, to always have a pot of this easy-to-grow allium at the ready, when a fresh salad or a simmering entree calls out for its distinctive character.
Chives are perennial in USDA Hardiness Zones 3-9, so most gardeners in the United States can safely leave them outdoors year round.
If you must bring them in (I’m looking at you, North Dakota!), then your supply of fresh chives will be even closer at hand!
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If you’re new to growing chives, check out our complete growing guide.
Use Nursery StartsYour best bet is to purchase small chive plants from a local nursery and transplant them into a container of your choice.
Usually you’ll find herbs in four-inch pots, and you can transfer one of those into a six- to eight-inch container that’s at least six inches deep.
Alternatively, you can plant several nursery plants in a larger container. Space the plants about six inches apart.
You’ll want to use pots that have holes in the base to ensure good drainage. Use a light, high-quality potting mix, or you can amend with perlite to improve the drainage.
Plant your chive transplants at the same depth they were planted in their nursery containers. Leave about half an inch inch between the top of the soil and the rim of the pot.
Transplant from the GardenAlternatively, if you have chives already growing in the landscape, you can transplant some from the ground to a container.
To do this, start by watering the ground around
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