Best time to plant garlic chives in Australia
Allium tuberosum
Also called Chinese chives, Asian chives, Oriental garlic, Chinese leek
Garlic chives are a clump-forming perennial from China with flat, strap-like leaves, and the flavour sits closer to garlic than to ordinary chives. Round clusters of white flowers rise on tall stalks, and the plants spread slowly or sprout readily from seed. Asian cooking uses them in several ways.
On a shared plot: stays for years
Holds its spot for years. Check your garden's rules and how long your plot licence runs.
When to sow
| Zone | Months | How well checked |
|---|---|---|
| Cool | Oct to Mar | Not yet checked against a local guide |
| Temperate | Sep to Mar | Not yet checked against a local guide |
| Subtropical | All year | Broadly matches local guides, with some differences |
| Tropical | All year | Not yet checked against a local guide |
| Arid | Sep to Apr | Matches local guides |
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly or raise seedlings
- Sowing depth
- 8mm
- Plant spacing
- 8cm
- Row spacing
- 8cm
- Height
- 45cm
- Germination
- 14-21 days at 15-21°C
- Time to harvest
- 60-90 days
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- perennial
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.