June 2004
Chives
have not even come close to dying since that first year. Slow down a little
when it gets hot, but stay very much alive all year round, especially in
that second location. Got some garlic chives and regular chives there, and
both are going strong and tasting yummy. Last flowering cycle was beautiful
and lasted a long time.
2002
Well,
the chives that I thought would be long dead and gone did not
die at all and are now back with a vengeance. And are flowering,
which they didn't do last year. (Apparently that is a more mature
plant kind of thing to do. Who would have guessed? ) I've planted
some additional chives in a location that is more sheltered
from afternoon sun during the hot CA summers than last year's
location, so we'll see if that makes a difference in terms of
how long they last. I think chives really don't like hot summer
sun, but I guess I can look at this as nature's example of the
lesson that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. And makes
for a highly flavorful omelet or baked potato.
2001
Chives
have been a little fussy in my garden this year. I'm growing
both regular and garlic chives, and both appear to have some
"issues", even though they should be getting plenty
of sun where they are located. I think they were getting too
much water at first and now it's hard to tell if they've recovered
or not. But again, chives from the market just don't last long
enough in the fridge, and when I want to add chives to an omelet,
as flavoring for a potato, or whatever, fresh cuttings clearly
are the way to go.
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