Chives in a swc?

bholtzinger · January 31, 2014

I hope this does not double post.

My GF wants us to start a garden and she bought a chive plant that I need to transfer to a pot or container.
Can I build a Home Depot 5 gallon self watering bucket to transfer this too? Maybe I should get a smaller bucket?? Any help would be appreciated.

I plan on buying or building some Earthtainers, Earthboxes, etc pretty soon to try some tomatoes and other things, but gonna get these chives planted this weekend.

RayR · February 2, 2014

Chives have got to be one of the easiest plants to grow. As long as they have enough water and nutrients they just keep going. Since they are perennial, it's best to plant them in a more permanent spot, either in-ground or a container of their own. They do spread some year after year and they self seed readily. They die back in the winter and are one of the first plants to emerge in the spring.

habitat_gardener · February 2, 2014

Chives, like most herbs, are pretty easy. I have some in a big clay pot and don't pay a lot of attention to them.

luigiwu · February 2, 2014

If you're semi-serious about container gardening, I would recommend building global buckets.
Last year was my first year gardening and I have 7 global buckets - there were pretty awesome.

If you are serious about container gardening, you should take a look at Larry Hall's RGGS (rain gutter grow system.) In some ways its even easier to do.... its seriously awesome as it provides a continuous water source for the plants to take up as needed - super efficient.

Half way through my summer last year I was wishing I had started with the RGGS to be honest...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyOIRVjatdg

Father'sDaughter · February 2, 2014

I have a chive plant in a three gallon pot that's now about four years old. It dies back every fall and comes back every spring with almost no attention. Easiest, no maintenance plant in my garden!

tqn626 · February 8, 2014

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Originally Posted by luigiwu

If you're semi-serious about container gardening, I would recommend building global buckets.
Last year was my first year gardening and I have 7 global buckets - there were pretty awesome.

If you are serious about container gardening, you should take a look at Larry Hall's RGGS (rain gutter grow system.) In some ways its even easier to do.... its seriously awesome as it provides a continuous water source for the plants to take up as needed - super efficient.

Half way through my summer last year I was wishing I had started with the RGGS to be honest...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyOIRVjatdg

Interesting, I'm going to try the B.A. Kratly method this year. Here a video of it.

http://www.survivalring.org/news/foo...ponic-methods/

viewsaskew · February 26, 2014

For several years, I was in a condo and had a top floor unit. As such, I had a deck on the top floor of the building. I kept chives, mint, thyme, and oregano in a SWC. A few times it would get too cold and I'd lose one or another, but most times they wintered over. I never lost the chives.

I'm now at a house and the same chives are in my yard - they were about 10 years old when I planted them in ground.

Zana · February 26, 2014

It is brutally hard to kill off chives. They will self seed and spread faster than you can blink. In the ground or in containers. Be careful if you have them in any kind of container that is sitting on an area were there are pavement/tile/paver/interlocking brick joints...because those tiny seeds are carried on the wind or knocked flying when you or any animals brush against the plant or even a gust of wind (and it doesn't have to be a strong wind). Then the ensuing spread of the chives continues. And trust me getting them out of those cracks especially in the cracks between concrete slabs is a total pain in the arse. We tried. LOL And weren't very successful.

I leave them in in a pot in the backyard under a plastic container over the winter....sometimes exposed. Same pot has been going now for close to 20 years. Garlic Chives. I have more seeds harvested from those chives than I can deal with. And last year I tried an experiment with starting chive seeds that were from 2001 and they almost all grew...close to 90% germination.

Have fun.

KarenO · February 26, 2014

Super easy to grow and even hard to control sometimes. They grow in the cracks of my sidewalk here in zone 3a

Karen

January 31, 2014	#1
bholtzinger Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 2	Chives in a swc? I hope this does not double post. My GF wants us to start a garden and she bought a chive plant that I need to transfer to a pot or container. Can I build a Home Depot 5 gallon self watering bucket to transfer this too? Maybe I should get a smaller bucket?? Any help would be appreciated. I plan on buying or building some Earthtainers, Earthboxes, etc pretty soon to try some tomatoes and other things, but gonna get these chives planted this weekend.

February 26, 2014	#8
Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	It is brutally hard to kill off chives. They will self seed and spread faster than you can blink. In the ground or in containers. Be careful if you have them in any kind of container that is sitting on an area were there are pavement/tile/paver/interlocking brick joints...because those tiny seeds are carried on the wind or knocked flying when you or any animals brush against the plant or even a gust of wind (and it doesn't have to be a strong wind). Then the ensuing spread of the chives continues. And trust me getting them out of those cracks especially in the cracks between concrete slabs is a total pain in the arse. We tried. LOL And weren't very successful. I leave them in in a pot in the backyard under a plastic container over the winter....sometimes exposed. Same pot has been going now for close to 20 years. Garlic Chives. I have more seeds harvested from those chives than I can deal with. And last year I tried an experiment with starting chive seeds that were from 2001 and they almost all grew...close to 90% germination. Have fun. __________________ Zana ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ There is a fine line between genius and crazy. I like to use that line as a jump rope. ~Anonymous (but I totally agree with this! LOL) Forgive and Forget? I'm neither Jesus or nor do I have Alzheimers. ~ Anonymous Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace. -- Dr. Albert Schweitzer

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February 2, 2014	#2
RayR Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cheektowaga, NY Posts: 2,464	Chives have got to be one of the easiest plants to grow. As long as they have enough water and nutrients they just keep going. Since they are perennial, it's best to plant them in a more permanent spot, either in-ground or a container of their own. They do spread some year after year and they self seed readily. They die back in the winter and are one of the first plants to emerge in the spring.

February 2, 2014	#3
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,540	Chives, like most herbs, are pretty easy. I have some in a big clay pot and don't pay a lot of attention to them.

February 2, 2014	#4
luigiwu Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: ny Posts: 1,219	If you're semi-serious about container gardening, I would recommend building global buckets. Last year was my first year gardening and I have 7 global buckets - there were pretty awesome. If you are serious about container gardening, you should take a look at Larry Hall's RGGS (rain gutter grow system.) In some ways its even easier to do.... its seriously awesome as it provides a continuous water source for the plants to take up as needed - super efficient. Half way through my summer last year I was wishing I had started with the RGGS to be honest... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyOIRVjatdg

February 2, 2014	#5
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,917	I have a chive plant in a three gallon pot that's now about four years old. It dies back every fall and comes back every spring with almost no attention. Easiest, no maintenance plant in my garden!

February 26, 2014	#7
viewsaskew Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Zone 6A Illinois Posts: 10	For several years, I was in a condo and had a top floor unit. As such, I had a deck on the top floor of the building. I kept chives, mint, thyme, and oregano in a SWC. A few times it would get too cold and I'd lose one or another, but most times they wintered over. I never lost the chives. I'm now at a house and the same chives are in my yard - they were about 10 years old when I planted them in ground.

February 26, 2014	#9
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,922	Super easy to grow and even hard to control sometimes. They grow in the cracks of my sidewalk here in zone 3a Karen