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mariacleaver | 10:31 Thu 17th Jun 2010 | Gardening
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when growing chives do you have to cut off the purple heads or are these edible
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Chive flowers are edible :-)
10:36 Thu 17th Jun 2010
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thank you i have been cutting them off and throwing them away, some of the growth is very hard are these edible also
10:44 Thu 17th Jun 2010
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use the harder bits to flavour soups that are going to be whizzed in a blender, or put in stock that will be strained anyway
20:53 Thu 17th Jun 2010
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I I didnt know you could eat the flowers.What would you do with them food wise?

I love chives -ive just grabbed a bunch and scoffed them whilst watering the garden:)
20:56 Thu 17th Jun 2010
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If you cut off the flowers anyway, you will get more growth - otherwise the plant puts all its energies in to making the flower and seeds instead of growing more greenery.
20:57 Thu 17th Jun 2010
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O right boxy -will do but what can I do with the flowers I remove?
20:59 Thu 17th Jun 2010

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