Chives are easy to grow, require little maintenance, tolerate drought, and come back year after year. Edible flowers are loved by bees, make a tasty chive vinegar (recipe inside packet), look and taste great in salads, and dry well for arrangements. Foliage and/or flowers add a subtle onion flavor to many dishes. Great for containers: grow indoors for year-round harvest. Perennial in USDA zones 4-8. Deer resistant. This packet sows up to 31 feet.

When to sow outside: 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, when soil temperature is least 45F, ideally 60-70F; or as late as 2 months before your average first fall frost date.

When to start inside: 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date.