[Sca-cooks] Re: easy to grow herbs

[LadyPDC at aol.com]

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In a message dated 5/4/2001 10:50:24 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
tinyzoo at yahoo.com writes:


> Chives are an excellent starter herb.  If you simply trim the tops when you
> are cooking, instead of uprooting the whole plant, the bulbs will grow back
> like perennials every spring.  They also make cute little purple flowers
> when you let them grow without disturbing them.  Their attractive foliage
> and flowers make a nice addition to any garden bed.  Chives seem to grow in
> most range of sun - partial shade to full sun.  I even had some growing on
> the North side of my house once, in nearly full shade.
>

However, cut off the cute little purple flowers before they have a chance to
go to seed.  I missed doing this one time and it is now interspersed with the
grass in the side lawn.  Mowing that part of the lawn is NOT a pleasant
experience.

Constance