I agree with Shelleybean, very easy to grow. I have started from seeds, I planted them densely, probably 50-60 seeds in a 2"-4" diameter. They probably won't flower the first year, but, they will each year thereafter.
Obviously, you mostly want to harvest the greens, but, we make the best chive vinegar from the flowers. As the flower blossom just begin to crack open in late spring we harvest them and put them into jars of vinegar. 2-3 weeks later you have a beautiful, pinkish purple chive tasting vinegar. Great in salads or even many marinades.
If you don't harvest the flowers the plants will simply reseed themselves and get thicker and bushier.
By the way, garlic chives have flat leaves, like garlic plants, and give you white flowers that flower in the fall. We grow the onion chives.
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