Allium schoenoprasum, Chive organic
Allium schoenoprasum
Chive
sorts and variety
fine, middel coarse and coarse sorts
drugs
leaves (Allii schoenoprasi herba), fresh leaves
most important active substances
alliins, dipropyldisulfid, methylpentyldisulfid, pentanthiol, penthylhydrodisulfid, cistrans-3,5-Diethyl-1,2,4,trithiolane, vitamin A and C
most important usages
as dry or fresh herb in the kittchen
Recommendations for Cultivation
Weight per Thousand Seed Grains: 1,5 g
Seed demand for drilling: spring 12-20 kg/ha
Demand for plantation: may 16 plants/m²
Distance between the rows: 25-30 cm
Harvest: if the plants are high enough to cut