Chives are a delicious grass-like cousin of the onion. These little green stalks pack a lot of flavor for their size. When finely chopped, they make a tasty addition to eggs, potatoes, or stir fries. Here are a few tricks for maximizing your chive harvest for some savory eats.

Tips for harvesting chives:

When grown from seed, chives are ready for harvesting 60 days after planting.
Once the chives reach approximately 1 foot in height, cut the stalks down to 1-2 inches from the soil when harvesting.
In May or June, chives are likely to flower. These flowers can be picked from the bed and are also edible!
Harvest the chives as you need them and store in a sealed bag or container in the fridge.
Prep your harvest by chopping and storing to have them ready by the handful when you're cooking.

To spread out the chive-wealth, they can also be dried or flash frozen and bagged to use throughout the year.

Happy harvesting!