How To Harvest Chives

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How To Harvest Chives

Season your dinner with fresh, home-grown chives. Tom Coles at Capel Manor gives top tips and great advice. Harvest Chives to perfection with Videojug's assistance.

To do this you will need a sharp knife

Chives can be harvested all year round. Twist a bunch, then cut through the stems leaving an inch or two in the ground.

Whenever possible, harvest vegetables during the cool part of the morning, and process or store them as soon as you can

Remove the dead and browning blades from your crop keeping only the lush green ones

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kazvorpal (1249 days ago)

The video is mistaken about the best way to harvest chives: Using a sharp knife, or scissors, quicker and easier, is hard on the plant. When snipping live bits from any herb, pinch it with your fingernail, instead of cutting it cleanly...this pinches off the damaged area, leaving less exposed tissue, so the plant is less likely to be harmed by pathogens getting inside.