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Mayo Rank attained: Hazel Tree


Joined: 22 Jun 2013 Posts: 42 Location: Co Mayo
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:42 pm Post subject: Chives |
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Hi
I did some chive seeds about 5/6 weeks ago and nothign has happened.
I have tried them inside the house and outside and in a coldframe, nothing happens
Please tell me whet I am doing wrong!!  |
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Sive Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 1731 Location: Co.Wexford
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 7:04 am Post subject: |
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I have no idea, as my chive plants seed freely everywhere if I don't cut the flowers off in time, so I assumed they would grow from seed very easily ! I have never grown chives from seed....I start off with one of those supermarket pots of chives, divide them, pop them into the ground and I have them for life then. It couldn't be easier. |
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Mayo Rank attained: Hazel Tree


Joined: 22 Jun 2013 Posts: 42 Location: Co Mayo
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:02 am Post subject: |
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I think I will be getting mine from the supermarket too Sive cos these are definitely not going to grow lol  |
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My Potatoes Rank attained: Pedunculate oak tree

Joined: 27 Feb 2013 Posts: 307 Location: Cork
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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Mayo wrote: | Hi
Please tell me whet I am doing wrong!!  |
Did you check the date on the packet?
I grew chives from seed a few years back and the results were poor.
Last autumn I bought a couple of pots of half-dead, half-price chives. I divided these into eight plants. The four growing outdoors are vigourous and thriving. The four potted indoors are weak and will be joining their outdoor buddies to give them some life. |
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pollen jim Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree

Joined: 14 Mar 2013 Posts: 86 Location: MULLINGAR
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Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 9:33 am Post subject: |
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they take time, dnt over water,, start off in pot, in semi shade as the sun will bake a crust on the surface of ur compost and no germination will take place, watering is done by sitting in water tray for 2 hrs , twice a week depending on weather, once up ur away, leave alone next year, they do all by themselves.  |
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sgmgarden Rank attained: Silver Birch Tree

Joined: 12 Mar 2013 Posts: 179 Location: Inverkeithing
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Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 10:11 am Post subject: |
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I agree with Jim! He seems to know what he's talking about Good luck |
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michael brenock Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 1275 Location: cork
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Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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sive has the right idea , buy in the plants from the supermarket. Chive seed like onion seed has a short life span not more than 2 years. Does not like competition or weeds and dislikes drought.
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sgmgarden Rank attained: Silver Birch Tree

Joined: 12 Mar 2013 Posts: 179 Location: Inverkeithing
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:31 am Post subject: |
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I think I would also go down the route of buying in the plants from the supermarket. |
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tippben Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Posts: 921 Location: north tipperary
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Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:48 am Post subject: |
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Yep, buy plants. The growers propagate by division, not from seed. By the time you've bought seed, growing media, feed etc, you could've bought a whole bed's worth of chives.... |
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