Grow a pot of chives on your balcony, and you'll have more than you can eat, harvesting as you go

Chives are a fairly common vegetable in daily life. They're delicious when stir-fried with eggs or used as a filling for dumplings. Of course, many friends also grow some chives on their own balconies to eat, and when they want some, they just snip off a bit. Isn't that very convenient?

1. Growing from seed

Chives can be grown from seed. You can buy some mature chive seeds from the market or online, and then sow them directly. As long as your container is big enough, it will definitely provide enough for you to eat. Growing from seed generally requires soaking the seeds for about a day first, then evenly scattering them into the container and placing it in a spot with indirect light and good ventilation. They usually sprout in about a week. Just water whenever the soil dries out.

For fertilizing, mainly use nitrogen fertilizer. For home care, you can use cooked soybeans, fermented, to water the chives. The more you cut chives, the faster they grow. When harvesting, just cut them 2 to 3 cm above the ground.

2. Growing from root clusters

Growing chives from seed takes a relatively long cycle. We can directly buy ready-made chive root clusters. This method is even simpler. We can buy chives with roots at the market or farmers' market. After buying them, separate the chive root clusters and spread them out, then trim the roots a bit. After that, soak them in potassium permanganate solution to disinfect and sterilize them. Then they can be planted in a pot. Water thoroughly, and they can be placed in a sunny, well-ventilated environment for care.