Herbs
Chives
Plant in clumps and cut leaves at the base; divide established clumps to make more.
Allium schoenoprasum · Herbs · Perennial
When to plant Chives in Australia
Sourced timing by broad climate zone. Zones with no sourced timing for an action are left out rather than estimated.
- Sow seed
- Cool — Jan, Feb, Mar, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- Temperate — Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- Subtropical — Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- Tropical — Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul
- Arid — Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- Plant out seedlings
- Cool — Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- Temperate — Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- Subtropical — Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- Tropical — Apr, May, Jun, Jul
- Arid — Jan, Feb, Mar, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- Harvest
- Cool, Temperate, Subtropical, Tropical, Arid — 8 weeks after sowing
Australian planting guide by climate zone
Sourced guidance by broad climate zone, shown as fixed months, timing relative to sowing or planting, or written growing advice. Your GrowCal calendar applies your regional growing profile, so its dates may sit earlier or later than the months below.
| Action | Cool | Temperate | Subtropical | Tropical | Arid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sow | Jan, Feb, Mar, Sep, Oct, Nov, DecDetailsSow seed in September-March. | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Sep, Oct, Nov, DecDetailsSow seed in September-April. | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, DecDetailsSow seed in January-December. | Mar, Apr, May, Jun, JulDetailsSow seed in March-July. | Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, DecDetailsSow seed in June-February. |
| Plant out | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Sep, Oct, Nov, DecDetailsPlant seedlings in September-April. | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, DecDetailsPlant seedlings in September-May. | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, DecDetailsPlant seedlings in January-December. | Apr, May, Jun, JulDetailsPlant seedlings in April-July. | Jan, Feb, Mar, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, DecDetailsPlant seedlings in July-March. |
| Feed | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Prune | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Pest check | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Harvest | 8 wks after sowingRelativeDetailsHarvest from about 8 weeks, cutting leaves at the base. | 8 wks after sowingRelativeDetailsHarvest from about 8 weeks, cutting leaves at the base. | 8 wks after sowingRelativeDetailsHarvest from about 8 weeks, cutting leaves at the base. | 8 wks after sowingRelativeDetailsHarvest from about 8 weeks, cutting leaves at the base. | 8 wks after sowingRelativeDetailsHarvest from about 8 weeks, cutting leaves at the base. |
Only sourced growing and timing guidance is shown.
Care guidance
Sourced advice for Chives that isn't tied to a month.
- Sow 5mm deep, 15cm apart; germinates in 7-21 days.
- Apply blood and bone in spring and autumn.
- Plant in clumps; a good companion for tomatoes.
- Buy in punnets or divide existing clumps carefully.
About this data
This schedule is part of GrowCal's preview horticultural dataset — useful as general guidance, and still being validated. Conditions vary with your soil, aspect, frost and variety. Read more on the data & methodology page, or send us a correction.
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