{"product_id":"chives-fine-leaf","title":"Chives 'Fine Leaf' Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Fine Leaf' is a slimmer, more compact chive, ideal for a kitchen windowsill or a patio pot, with the mild onion flavour that finishes eggs, potatoes and soft cheese.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eAllium schoenoprasum\u003c\/em\u003e 'Fine Leaf' forms tidy clumps of thin, hollow, deep green leaves that regrow quickly after cutting. In early summer it sends up round pink-lilac pompom flowers, which are edible and loved by bees. Chives are one of the French fines herbes, alongside chervil, parsley and tarragon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing and growing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow indoors March to April, or outdoors April to June, in small clumps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepth: 1cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGermination: 10 to 21 days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePosition: sun or part shade in moist, fertile soil; thrives in pots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: about 20cm, with a spread of 20cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvest: snip leaves from about 8 to 10 weeks after sowing; flowers May to July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardy perennial: dies back in winter and regrows each spring; divide clumps every few years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e a packet of about 150 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow it with chervil and parsley in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/kitchen-herbs\"\u003eKitchen Herbs Seed Collection\u003c\/a\u003e, leave a few clumps to flower for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003ebees and pollinators\u003c\/a\u003e, or browse all our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/seeds\"\u003eherb seeds\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Piccolo Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58915714826623,"sku":"PS1049","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/20b654981fc41ad0d7c29254f55732195c90dfd0b4bf8a822f1945dd6bce4c59.png?v=1792743732","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/chives-fine-leaf","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}