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Sign up freeAllium schoenoprasum
herb
Bees
Bumblebees
ButterfliesHardy perennial in the onion family. Returns year after year, multiplying by division. Snip leaves with scissors as needed. Edible purple flowers in early summer; vinegar steeped with them turns pink.
🐛 Prone to: Thrips.
Attract Minute pirate bugs, Hoverflies, Lacewings to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGood, AngelicaGood and AniseGood nearby.
Lavandula subnuda
herbThrives in the same full sun conditions as Chives
Start Chives indoors about 8 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 15 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 60 days.
Water: Medium · Height: 30 cm · Soil: Well-draining loam or sandy soil, fertile, pH 6.0-7.0. Tolerates poor soil but prefers consistent moisture.
