How to harvest chives

Knowing how to harvest chives properly can provide months of this fresh, tasty herb. Discover the best techniques for chive harvesting here.

How to dry chives in the oven, plus other ways to dry herbs. Dry chives in a dehydrator or by air drying. Store dried chives in jars.

Chives make a great addition to the garden, both for their onion-tasting leaves and pretty blossoms. The question is, when and how to harvest chives. Click this article to find out more information regarding the harvesting and storing of chives.

I've learned a few key things over the last few years about growing chives in my garden so here's how to grow chives.

Everything you need to know about how to grow chives in your herb garden. Including planting, caring and harvesting chives.

Fresh chives don't last long in the garden. Learn how to freeze chives, and preserve your chive harvest for later use.

A comprehensive guide on how to grow Chive Seeds; including soil preparation and position, when and how to sow, when and how to harvest and common pests and diseases....

Learn how to harvest chives without killing the plant, how to harvest to promote growth, when and how much to harvest, how to prune correctly.

Recently I was asked how do you dry chives. Chives are truly the easiest herbs to dry. My preferred method is to oven dry since the color and shape is well retained. In the image below, the chopped chives have been dried and I place some unchopped chives with them. These perennial herbs are also the easiest herbs to grow! And they are so easy to preserve by drying. It doesn't take much time or any fancy expensive equipment!

It's incredibly easy to freeze fresh chives, so you can preserve the harvest whenever you have a glut of this flavourful herb.