It is also used in salads, soup, and cheese. Chives can be used to add a mild onion flavor to fish, salads, steamed vegetables, soups, and omelettes. For successful germination, chive seeds require darkness, constant moisture, and a temperature of 60F to 70F for best results. Transplant seedlings to the garden when they are 4 weeks old. Chives requires full sun, and well-drained soil with a soil pH of 6.0.
Chives have beautiful purple blossoms.
Chive will reseed prolifically if allowed to go to seed. To harvest chives, cut leaves 2 inches above the ground. No serious pests or diseases are reported, although chives can get downy mildew and rust. Dill Dill, Anethum graveolens , is native to the Mediterranean area and southern Russia. Dill is a hardy annual, and sometimes is grown as a biennial.