Growing Chives Indoors In Winter
Their roots extend several inches.
Growing chives indoors in winter. A few tips for growing chives indoors are. Although they can be grown from seed they are even easier to establish from existing transplants. If not possible supplementing with a grow light is a good choice. Just use a regular all purpose potting mix in your 6 inch pot.
When growing chives indoors one of the prime considerations is light. And they also happen to be a breeze to grow indoors. Fill the pot with a soil mix intended for herbs. Chives usually require about 6 8 hours of direct sunlight.
Broadcast seeds over the pre moistened medium and cover with a fine layer of the pre moistened soil about inch 6 cm deep. Chives are one of the tiniest members of the onion family but do they ever have big flavor. Make sure the. If you are also.
Soil should form a ball when squeezed but not be soggy or dripping water. Fill the bottom of your pots with damp all purpose organic potting mix. Use scissors to snip back the tops. Chives need a deep enough pot for their roots and bulbs to establish.
To begin growing chives indoors fill a 6 inch 15 cm clay pot with well draining potting medium which you have pre moistened. Chives grow in clusters of small bulbs that are close to the soil line. Put an organic potting mix that contains sandy loam and compost in the pot so your. Watering twice per week should be sufficient.
You can cut chives as you want the plant continues to grow as you use it.