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[[Image:ChivesInFlower.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Chives in flower]] | [[Image:ChivesInFlower.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Chives in flower]] | ||
Chives are the smallest member of the onion family and have a medium strength onion flavour. The grass like stems can be finely chopped and added as a garnish to salads, sauces, yogurts, dips and main dishes. The flowers can be crumbled into florets and sprinkled on to dishes for a fabulous flavour and wonderful colour as in [[Garlic yogurt|garlic yogurt]] or [[sour cream and chives]] | Chives are the smallest member of the onion family and have a medium strength onion flavour. The grass like stems can be finely chopped and added as a garnish to salads, sauces, yogurts, dips and main dishes. The flowers can be crumbled into florets and sprinkled on to dishes for a fabulous flavour and wonderful colour as in [[Garlic yogurt|garlic yogurt]] or [[sour cream and chives]] | ||
I would say that [[chives]] come second only to parsley as a garnish for flavour and visual impact. | I would say that [[chives]] come second only to parsley as a garnish for flavour and visual impact. | ||
As they are perennial, once planted, all you need to do is use them, year after year. They will grow well in a window box as long as they don't dry out. | As they are perennial, once planted, all you need to do is use them, year after year. They will grow well in a window box as long as they don't dry out. | ||
===Reinvigorate tired chives=== | |||
A tip I recently got from a Wisley gardener was that when they get a bit brown and tatty, cut them back hard, like grass, and they will regrow, invigorated. | A tip I recently got from a Wisley gardener was that when they get a bit brown and tatty, cut them back hard, like grass, and they will regrow, invigorated. A hedge trimmer does this in seconds. | ||
[[Image:Chives cut back hard.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Cut them back hard once the've flowered]] | |||
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For recipes that require [[chives]] for flavour, the green parts of spring onions will do fine, as would green tops of young leeks. Even finely chopped onions would be ok. | For recipes that require [[chives]] for flavour, the green parts of spring onions will do fine, as would green tops of young leeks. Even finely chopped onions would be ok. | ||
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