Grow chives in pots at home: choose either of two methods, sprouting in three days and harvesting in ten
Chives are very familiar to everyone as a leafy green vegetable we eat often. They are very nutritious, containing large amounts of protein, vitamin C, dietary fiber, carotene, and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron, as well as aromatic compounds. Regular consumption has effects such as stimulating appetite, strengthening the stomach and aiding digestion, killing bacteria and reducing inflammation, dispersing blood stasis and promoting blood circulation, and tonifying qi and strengthening yang. They are a vegetable that most people like to eat.
Chives are usually propagated in two ways: by division and by sowing. For the sowing method, sow after Qingming in spring, when daytime temperatures are above 15°C. Before sowing, level the seedbed (mat) in advance; a small amount of decomposed organic fertilizer can be used, but chemical fertilizers must absolutely not be used, to avoid burning the seeds just as they sprout.
The seeds can be soaked in advance, which makes them sprout a little faster, or dry seeds can be scattered. Before sowing, water the seedbed thoroughly once; after the water has seeped in, mix the seeds into an appropriate amount of fine soil, mix evenly, and scatter onto the seedbed. To make the seedlings emerge evenly, scatter in two passes. Then cover with a thin layer of fine soil on top. To make the seedlings emerge faster, cover with a layer of plastic film; seedlings can emerge in about ten days.
When growing in city apartments, plant on a balcony with plenty of sunlight. You can grow them in a relatively deep foam box or wooden box (note that drainage holes must be made in the bottom of the foam box), or in special plastic seedling trays or a somewhat larger flower pot. As long as there is enough depth, they will grow very well.
The division method is of course even simpler: just dig up the clustered old plants, divide them into several bundles, with about ten seedlings per bundle, and plant each bundle with a spacing of about 15cm. When planting, cut off the upper leaves. The survival rate is 100 percent, and about ten days after planting they can be cut. Chives grown this way are clean, hygienic, and pollution-free, an organic vegetable, and they are also very convenient to eat. What is more, they add a touch of charm to the balcony of an apartment building.