How to Harvest Chives Leaves

 

Chives are a type of leek that only uses the leaves, but not the tubers.
Chives are a type of onion that only uses the leaves, not the tubers.

Kow choi or chives is a type of vegetable plant from the onion family. However, only the leaves are used, not the tubers. Meanwhile, other onions are used leaves and tubers. The owner of the binomial name Allium tuberosum  has white flowers, the leaves are flat and slender so that they are sometimes likened to grass.

Many say that chives are like leeks . It's clearly different though. If you pay close attention to it, it will be seen in the area of ​​​​the flattened chives stem that is slightly purple in color. While the thick leek stems white and light green. Moreover, the size of the leek is much larger than the chives. The aroma is also different from leek. Chives are more likely to smell like garlic.

purple
Chives have one variant with purplish stems.

Chives onions or chives are rarely used as ingredients in Indonesian cuisine. This scallion is actually found in many Chinese dishes or Japanese dishes. Chives can be used to make salads, but remember to remove the flowers when mixing them with other salad ingredients. The flowers tend to be bitter, so it's best to just throw them away. Chives are also used as a complementary ingredient in dishes such as chicken porridge or various soups.

At BibitBunga.com, we provide two (2) types of chives seeds, namely ordinary chives or chives , and garlic chives or onion chives . Garlic chives have a stronger smell of garlic than ordinary chives or chives. But that doesn't mean ordinary chives don't smell like garlic, you know .

Chives have small white flowers that should be removed when you want to consume the leaves.
The chives plant has small white flowers that should be discarded when you want to consume the leaves.

In this article will be given ways to harvest chives leaves properly. Usually chives leaves that have been harvested for the first time can no longer be produced. When in fact when it has been harvested, new leaves will soon grow and can later be harvested again. So, please follow the steps below!

1. Pay attention to when the chives are ready to use
. The mature chives are ready to be harvested. Mature leaves are dark green and about 15-20 cm long.

2. Pay attention to the harvest tool
Use sharp and clean scissors to cut it. Sharp scissors will not damage the plant. So the tubers that are cut from the leaves can still grow and produce again.

3. Cutting
When cutting the leaves, cut them from the outside and do not get too close to the tubers, because if the tubers are cut, it will inhibit the growth of the next chives leaves. Leave 1/2 inch of leaves above ground level.

After being cut from the tuber, the leaves of the chives are cleaned again by removing the traces of the roots that are embedded in the soil.
After being cut from the tuber, the leaves of the chives are cleaned again by removing the traces of the roots that are embedded in the soil.

4. Usage

Chives leaves that have been harvested can last for one week. If you want to use it, please process it directly with cooking. But if you only use a little, then the rest you can store again in the refrigerator / refrigerator. You can also freeze it with ice cubes to dry and then store it so that it lasts longer. Then making chives vinegar is also an alternative to preserve it.

That's a brief review of how to harvest the chives that you plant. Please follow the procedure.

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