Allium schoenoprasum

created by Anna at 20.03.2021

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Description

The small leek has a similarity in taste to spring onions and can be used in the same way. When flowering begins, the taste of the leaves becomes milder. The flowers are also edible and have a slightly sweet note to the leeky aroma, which is very suitable for salads.

F1 Hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

Sowing in the house, on the windowsill or in the greenhouse, the chives can be sown and harvested throughout the year. From May also on balcony, terrace or outdoors. Sow seeds about 0.5cm flat, press down only lightly and keep constantly moist. Chives love sunny to semi-shady places in moist soil with humus-rich, nutrient-rich soil. Germination 15-20 days at 15-20 degrees. Flowers edible.