Some herbs are a little dramatic. Cilantro gets hot and bolts. Dill decides it's time to grow three feet tall. Meanwhile, chives are sitting quietly in their container saying... "𝑵𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓? 𝑰'𝒎 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆." 😂 If you're looking for an easy, useful, cold-hardy herb for your Second Spring garden, 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭. They're wonderful in containers. You can harvest them again and again. They produce beautiful edible flowers. And unlike many of the plants we've grown during this series... 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬. Plant them once and you may be enjoying them for YEARS. 🌿 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬? Chives are members of the onion family. Instead of growing them for a large bulb, we harvest their slender green leaves for their mild onion flavor. Think of them as the delicate little cousin of the green onions we planted earlier. Snip a few leaves. Chop them up. Suddenly your baked potato is considerably more interesting. 😄 🍂 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 Chives love cooler weather and are remarkably cold tolerant. In colder climates, the foliage may die back after hard freezes and return from the roots when conditions improve. In milder areas, they may remain productive for much longer. And because they're perennial, you're not necessarily planting chives just for this fall. 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨. That's a pretty good return on one little container. 🪴 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 A container around: 🪴 𝟔–𝟖 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 can work nicely for chives. But remember... Chives grow in 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐬, and those clumps become larger over time. So giving them a little extra width means you won't need to divide or repot quite as quickly. As always, make sure the container has drainage holes and use good-quality potting mix. ☀️ 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 Chives perform best with plenty of light. Aim for around: ☀️ 𝟔 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐧 They can tolerate some partial shade, but plants growing in good light generally produce stronger growth.

Has anyone here planted a fall crop of peas. I want to try it this year. How do you time the planting based on the expected frost date and soil temperature to get a good crop?