Allium tuberosum
garlic chives
Common names: Chinese chives, Allium tuberosum
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1] · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
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Description
Garlic chives is a hardy perennial whose flat leaves taste mild garlic, an elegant alternative to chives in Asian cuisine. In late summer fragrant white star-shaped flowers open, which bees love and you can eat. Once planted, it reliably returns each year.
Care instructions
Sow from March in a pot or directly from May in a sunny to partially shaded spot with loose soil. Cut the leaves continuously with scissors throughout the season from June to September; they will regrow quickly. Divide the clump every few years in spring to keep it vigorous.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
loamy, humus-rich, well-drained, moist
Feeding
Light feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
carrot family (Apiaceae)
Umbellifers and alliums confuse each other's pests (carrot fly, onion fly).
For example celery rootDillParsleyCarrot fennelCorianderCelery (Stalk Celery) and 18 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
rose family (Rosaceae)
You can plant garlic and chives under strawberries and roses; their scent repels aphids and other pests.
For example AppleRaspberryPearAroniaBlackberryeverbearing strawberry and 51 more species in the catalogue
Source: Bio-Gärtnerei Mixed Culture Practice
Rather not
legume family (Fabaceae)
particularly well establishedAllium species inhibit the nitrogen‑fixing rhizobia of legumes through their root exudates, which slows their growth.
For example Pole beanBroad beanMarker peaSugar peaRed beanLima bean and 29 more species in the catalogue
Source: basic crop‑rotation rule
nightshade family (Solanaceae)
Onions slow down the growth of nightshade family plants next to potatoes and tomatoes; the classic crop-rotation rule also applies in the bed side by side.
For example PotatoSweet pepperCocktail tomatoEggplantCape gooseberryChili and 8 more species in the catalogue
Source: basic crop-rotation rule
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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Diseases & pests
1 relevantFrom the knowledge base, automatically linked by affected species. How to spot and prevent them is covered in full in the lexicon.
Acrolepiopsis assectella
The leek moth is a small nocturnal moth whose larvae bore into the leaves and stalks of leeks, garlic, and onions.
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