How to Harvest & Store Chives for Endless Supply 🌱
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2021
- Hang out with me in the garden as I share how to harvest & store chives to have an endless supply!
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Thanks for gardening with me!
I've had Chives from the same plant for over 20 years. I split them up every few years. Love em. Thanks for the freezing idea. Never tried freezing them before. Sounds great!
Wow, really !!!
Where so you live. I live in West Texas ( panhandle area). It gets hot hot hot here. Everything dies in winter.
WHAT😳😳😳 MAAAAAAAANNN, that's AWESOME😃👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Imma try that😁👌🏾 I bought a garlic chive plant this past spring and it survived this heat. I kept it inside in a sunny room and recently repotted it so now I'm working on propagating it.
Hope to make 20 years like you😉👉🏾
Do you wash them when you get in the house? Do you have an opinion on freeze dried chives? I haven’t looked lately on the freeze dried groups.
I freeze chives like this every summer and have beautiful chives to cook with all winter!
Sounds great, Michelle, thank you for sharing!!! I love it!
I love putting the flowers in jars filled w vinegar & store. Makes beautiful pink vinegar. I chopped the stems & add to jars filled w olive oil.
Thanks for the tip, Lynn! Sounds lovely and tasty over a salad. Appreciate the visit!
I'm going to try this recipe. Thanks!
Kim soften some butter and stir in some chives. Rechill it for later use on corn or veggies. It’s wonderful! You can also use in cream cheese.
Thank you so much for the harvesting tips! This is the first year that I'm trying to harvest my herbs.
Wonderful - you'll love the incredible flavor herbs add to your meals. So simple to grow too! Thanks for stopping by, Michelle!
Love the tip on freezing! I haven't tried that yet. I agree that chives make the perfect gift, especially to my friends who just started gardening!
Chives is one of my favourite herbs.
So delicious, add a wonderful flavor to any dish! Glad you're enjoying them too!
Your garden looks beautiful! I can see why you love to be there! 🌹
Great! I am so enjoying seed collections from CaliKim !
Chives are so versatile, love it.
Thank You! That helps. I've been growing Garlic Chives in a large container for about 14 years now. I live in Southern Oregon, they do great.
Chives are precious
This was so relaxing and informative. Thank you!
We have the garlic chives too, yes there is a difference in shape and flavor. I freeze in the gallon sized bag ( double bagged because it makes our freezer smell like onions at first) Then laid the bag down, as flat as possible. Once frozen I give bag a " squish" and "toss" the * locked, closed bag* on a table or counter to break up most "chunks" return to freezer. Then I can sprinkle as desired when needed. I didn't have room for a pan to spread them on.
Great tip, Sher!
I use a used plastic cottage cheese or sour cream container. Freeze'um. Shake to unclump. Very little stink too. (((Chives)))
Very nice garden set , growing many plant in your garden , thanks for sharing garden tip to us such informative
so informative! Thanks! Such a cutie of a dog you have! Beautiful garden too!!
Your garden is beautiful!
Mac is adorable!!!!
I started garlic chives from seed in early spring this year. It took them like a month before they finally sprouted, and then were growing very slow and were very thin. I started cutting them back once they finally reached about 8" tall. I've now cut them back 3 or 4 times and now they are getting really thick and completely grow back in a couple weeks to over a foot tall, despite 100+ deg. SoCal weather. They are in partial shade.
This was really great 🎉🎉🎉
Great info. I have 1 small group, first time growing. Didn't know they could be frozen. That gives me motive to grow more!
Glad it was helpful - you'll love pulling your homegrown chives out of the freezer for quick additions to meals. Thanks for stopping by, Joanie!
Thank you for another helpful video. I'm making use of the smartpots I won from you last summer, they are working SO well!!! The weather this summer isn't great for the outdoor gardens, but my indoor stuff is doing fairly well. Maybe the fall garden will do better, lol
I'm trying chives for the first time. I was going to dry them but now I will freeze them. Thank you
Great video! Wonderful garden! Beautiful doggie! Great idea s for chives, and info about Scarlet Runner Beans! I'm subscribed. Thank you for sharing this video and God Bless you.
Great and helpful video. Thanks.
Please tell me I’m not the only one who leaned into my phone to smell the chives at 2:27
Well not me I’ve never smelled a thing in my life, except ammonia
But I really wanted to know how it smelled. What a lovely video.
hey, Kim. IDK if you remember me but you recommended some crops to grow. I planted some greens and they are thriving. Thanks for the suggestions.
I love the hair! Your garden is looking colorful! Hi Mack :)
Your video help my garden so much!!!! Please let me know what to use on my dill and basil to get rid of bugs.
Great video ! Thank you !
I love to make herb butters. Thyme butter goes on grilled steaks. Chive butter on roasted veg and baked potatoes. Cilantro butter on rice, especially with Mexican dinners, etc. These butters freeze well, too.
Thank you for this video! Your garden is amazing 😻
Thank you! 😊 Kim
Beautiful garden
Thank you! CK
Kim great video love your chives I am growing chives In my garden as well
Thanks for the great tips. Always enjoy your videos, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
I just cut mine...well I have garlic chives but I just cut mine for the first time a day ago and I'm gonna freeze like you did😁👍🏾 I'm such a rookie😕 Never thought of cutting to encourage growth and storing
My chive clump is several years old. Somehow they survive my 115° Az summers. They are on a porch but seem to love it there. I do have an endless supply.
I started making herbal butters this year and you can freeze them into ice cubes for long storage!
I’ve been freezing chives for years saves on waste
You have a beautiful garden! 🤗
Thank you so much 😊Appreciate you stopping by!
Agree with you Kim have beautiful garden , have a nice day to you
Great video! I’m conducting my first Chive harvest today! 🙏🏿
Wonderful! Let me know how it goes!
Great info, tyvm! ❤
You are welcome vm! HA..
We LOVE chives!!!!!
Glad you enjoy growing your own chivea as much as I do, so easy! Thanks for watching!
Amazing.. 🌿🌿🌸🌸👍👍
I tried to grow chives this year but I failed. Do I plant them in the spring or fall? I really love your hair!
I had a hummingbird on my Scarlett runner beans too!! Shot some video. It was so cute 😍
So beautiful! Glad you're enjoying the Scarlet Runner Beans too, PBJ!
Raggle taggle 💚
I love when people use words that I would use. Ha ha.
Thanks for the video. I was just wondering about chives….
Glad it was helpful (and relatable, right?) You are welcome, thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, Raggle. Hope you subscribe and stick around for more - CaliKim
We have Green Chives and Garlic Chives. The Garlic Chives have a flat stem. The Garlic Chives have an amazing aroma when you cut them.
Just watched your podcast. Expanding my balcony garden. I live in an apartment home. I have a area of 12 feet by 6 feet. I have double my space using cinder blocks and 2×4s
To make the rails to have two levels.
It's has a south exposure. I have great success in growing green peppers, green beans, potatoes, and carrots. I've decided to expand this out, adding chives and many other
Things like onions, shallots. I've found your pod cast and am extremely happy with your information on chives and storage getting a lot out of growing them.
I'm saving ,$2000.00 annually not paying grocerie stores for vegetables. Keep.up the great work putting out information helping all.of out here knowing about these thing's were not experiences in like the chives.
Joel Curtis Alm
What a GREAT story!! I love it, Joel!!! Kim
@calikim29 I am in love with your garden area …absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing the tips on freezing the chives. On another note where in the world did you get your blue dress? I absolutely love it and would love to try to find it somewhere.
I had Japanese Long White Onion seeds, Spring Onion, and Chives, so this convinced me to go ahead and get these started. I love cooking with any type of onion. I`m starting Walking Onions here next Fall. I had them everywhere where I used to live but it`s too far away.
Fantastic to hear! You'll be glad you did!
@@CaliKim29 I planted some of them right after I watch your video. My Japanese onions took about 10 days to sprout. They`re supposed to be the bunching type. I can`t believe there are no wild onions around this area and that nobody ever started them on this rural lot. I`m starting a wild food forest here. People in the future will hopefully appreciate it.
Thanks for the video. Urban garden in Calgary Alberta
Never thought about freezing… I’ll try that!!
Super easy and keeps the flavor. Thanks for stopping by, Emily!
@@CaliKim29 Do you rinse the chives before you freeze them?
I really like you hair that way
I love your videos
You and camera guy 😊 really do such a good job
Thank you I'm new to herbs and had no idea on when to harvest the chives 😅
You’re welcome 😊 So glad to hear this! Fun isn't it?
I just want to say, I love your channel. I've been learning a lot from you. I'm excited to harvest my garden when it's time
Thank you
You're welcome!
When you’re going to store them in the freezer, do you wash them first?
Thanks for the tip on freezing them, I'll try it. I miss eating them in the winter, hope this works.
It works great, Max. You'll love having your chives over the winter. They are also very easy to grow indoors in a small container as I show in this video, bit.ly/CaliKim4EasyVeggiesToGrowIndoorsWinter. Enjoy!
Max, I freeze Basil and green onions just like this. When you open the bag the Basil smells so good.
Beautiful garden! I love chives and have been growing them for 20 plus years! Curious to what are the white flowers are planted along the front edging of the herb garden?
Those Profusion Zinnias ( mini Zinnias). I like them too, Ruth!
Kim, I was wondering how to clip my chives. How about mint? Is that a perennial??
Will chives get flowers more than once? Love your videos CaliKim! 🌞❤️🇨🇦
Yes they will flower every year when they grow back.
Last year was my first year growing chives. Then winter came and I thought they would be gone….but they are back and flowering! Then I thought they would flower, seed and die…..but watching your video I see I can let them flower, seed and I’ll get more chives this year! Is that right? They sure seem easy to grow if this is their life. I thought once something went to seed it was done.
Glad to hear this!!! Keep on watching and keep on learning!! Kim
hey kim , never eaten chives before. do they taste like spring onios ?????'
Great idea to freeze them. I'm heading out to do exactly that right now! Yours are so big! Mine are much more delicate. Is it a different variety or are yours just older? This is my first year with this plant.
Robin did you grow it from seed or buy a transplant? I have both and the ones from seed are also very small this year!
Hi Kim! I've never grew chives. Do you think it is worth it? I'm thinking about trying to grow them through the fall and winter. These videos are always good and I would never miss one, keep up the good work!
Yes, absolutely - we love our chives, add a fresh flavor to any dish. Easy to grow indoors during winter too. Enjoy!
Do they lose their flavor if you've let them flower? Is it best to harvest prior to that?
I planted chives from seed but now they have about 5 little bulbs that look like tiny walking onions? Did I get something else
Lots of chives in my garden too....and we freeze them too
Yum, so fun to pull the garden fresh goodness out of the freezer! Thanks for watching, Arnold!
Hi Kim. I just started garlic and onion chives…and I live in south Florida!!! I didn't realize they are cold weather. Will they do ok if I keep them on the back porch, or just let them go and try again in the fall?
Given the right care, both garlic and onion chives can adapt and grow well in South Florida. Your back porch should provide a suitable environment, especially if you manage their exposure to direct sunlight and keep the soil conditions optimal. If they struggle through the hottest part of the summer, consider them a trial run and look forward to better growth in the cooler months.
I hope this helps!! CK
I've noticed my chives are small in diameter/skinnier. I'm not sure if it's because this is my second year of having them... I would love anyone's advice!
Kim do you drink wine? If so which one?
nice video i do like cheese and chive sandwiches
I tried growing chives twice but failed I guess due to our extreme temps above 100 F kindly help thanks in advance
I have a patch of chive plants in my herb box 5x5 they are so thick it’s impossible to harvest them all and use. I’m going to have to be full time jarring or drying in order to keep up with the amount that I have growing 😂
Split them and give them to friends to plant!
Hi. My mom gave me a big chive clump. And I'm wondering if I can harvest a small amount from the plant at a time, or should I cut all of it at once?
We eat them fresh all year long in Southern California. Snip 'em low and let them grow. Love them so much I'm replacing my front lawn with no-mow chives.
Can you please write your website I’ve tried but can’t get it right
Nice video.
Quick question for you - is there any other reason my zucchinis start growing and then look like the rot off? I assume pollination challenges. Any other reason?
Yes, exactly. That means the squash didn't get pollinated. Try hand pollinating when you see those female flowers open up, bit.ly/CaliKimHandPollinateWatermelon. Thanks for watching!
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There are "pastes" you can buy in the store, like garlic etc... wondering if a chive one could be made, if you don't have freezer space. Trying to store things more on shelves to save freezer space.
Yes, you could! Chive butter is very popular and can be freezed in rolls or blocks. Thanks for stopping by, Sher!
@@CaliKim29 I will have to try that too!
Kim, thank you!!! The caterpillars keep eating mine what should I do?
Hello Hope - oh no! Spray with Captain Jack's Dead Bug Brew, amzn.to/3cUMr0m, that should take care of them. For future reference, I put links to products I use in the video description to make it easy for you to find. Thanks for stopping by!
@@CaliKim29 Is that something that repels or kills or both? When I notice it's caterpillar time I go out to the garden several times a day and pick the caterpillars off with tweezers and throw them on the driveway under where the mockingbirds nest. They chow them down as well as mosquitos so I like keeping them fed.
What time of year do you divide them?
Hello PBJ, it doesn't really matter in southern climates, as they grow year round. In colder climates do it whenever they are growing during the spring, summer or fall before they die back for the winter. Watch this vid for more details, bit.ly/CaliKimDivideChivesEndlessSupply.
@@CaliKim29 thanks!!! Wish I'd been cutting mine back all season, but they're not looking too bad! They stopped making flowers though... will they start up again once I keep up with cutting them back? Or do they just flower early in their growing season?
Are chives pretty much the tops of green onions? Those chives look pretty big - mine are real thin
Hello JD - No, they are different, although they are both part of the same plant family. Green onions have larger bulbs, stronger flavor, and usually the entire bulb is harvested. Chives are an herb, mild in flavor, perennial, bulbs are left in the ground and leaves are snipped for continual harvest. You'll want to regularly fertilize your chives to help them grow larger, mine get feed every few weeks with Vermisterra Worm Tea and Good Dirt Plant Food (links and discount codes in vid description) Enjoy your chives!
Thanks Kim
Is your dog okay, he seems sick, have you checked his collar?
Hi Naomi - he is doing OK, thanks for your concern. He does have skin allergies that were bothering him badly a few months or so ago, we are giving him some supplements and he is much better now. Appreciate the visit.
Are chives and green onions the same plant?
Good question, Christi! No, they are different, although they are both part of the same plant family. Green onions have larger bulbs, stronger flavor, and usually the entire bulb is harvested. Chives are an herb, mild in flavor, perennial, bulbs are left in the ground and leaves are snipped for continual harvest. Enjoy!
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Make some PESTO , with Ure Chives ! * !
I love it!!! Thanks for sharing !
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No sound
Sound is ok on my end, but only in the left ear if you have earbuds. My mic was on the wrong setting so it's not in stereo. Thanks for watching!
These look like scallions
I love the fact that chives have no nutritional value
Just me or no sound?
I had sound
Hello GG - sound is ok on my end, but only in the left ear if you have earbuds. My mic was on the wrong setting so it's not in stereo. Thanks for watching!
I think you mean Herbs. It starts with an H for a reason, and the H is supposed to be pronounced.
1. Not sure if you intended it but your tone is quite rude. 2.There are lots of letters in lots of words that are not pronounced. 3. In American English, the h is not pronounced. The h *is* pronounced in other parts of the world.
Americans don't pronounce the "h" in herbs.
Edited: I should say that Americans from the U.S. don't pronounce it. I think Canadians might. I should also say that there are a lot of situations in the English language where certain letters aren't directly pronounced.
A 20 second video and you made it more than 10min of fluff