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Chives Garlic

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Quick grow facts

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Sun

Full sunโ€“part shade

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Soil

Well-drained

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Pot size

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Water

Good Drainage, Moist

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Fertilizer

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Pollination

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Propagation

Division, seed

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Pests & diseases

Garlic chives are resistant to deer, rabbits and many insects pests.ย  They tolerate drought, and humidity.

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Look out for (Houston)

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What it is

Garlic chives are a bulbous perennial herb with characteristic onion or garlic odor from the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae). The bulb is native from Himalaya to China, the southwestern Shanxi region, and is very common in Asian cuisine. (Species-level info; not specific to this variety.)

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Why grow/eat it

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How to use it

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Harvest in Houston

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Container tips

Likes full sun. Wants well-drained soil, kept moist.

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Cautions

Garlic chives are resistant to deer, rabbits and many insects pests. They tolerate drought, and humidity. Poisonous through ingestion.

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Sources

  1. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/allium-tuberosum/
  2. https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/garlic