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Chives on a Sunny Windowsill: Six Steps From Sowing to Harvest

Chives are a mild onion-flavoured herb. Follow RHS guidance for sowing 0.5–1 cm deep, providing light and snipping leaves for harvest.

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Common chives (Allium schoenoprasum) are not the same species as garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); check the seed label. RHS describes spring indoor sowing and a sunny kitchen windowsill as a useful location. Start small and adjust to your conditions.

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1. Identify the herb: Confirm the seed packet says Allium schoenoprasum, common chives. Do not forage and eat unidentified look-alike wild plants.
2. Start in spring: RHS recommends sowing indoors in early spring. Fill a draining small pot or modular tray with seed compost.
3. Sow at the right depth: Place a few seeds in each module at a depth of 0.5–1 cm, cover lightly and water gently.
4. Provide light and careful watering: Germinate in a bright, warm spot, then use a sunny windowsill. Check the compost and avoid leaving pots standing in water.
5. Snip leaves once established: Harvest healthy leaves with clean scissors just above the base and remove faded leaves. Do not strip a weak plant bare.
6. Extend the season hygienically: Bringing a potted clump indoors to a sunny windowsill can extend winter harvests. Wash edible leaves and never consume plants you cannot reliably identify.

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