5 amazing things about chives:

• they’re the smallest species of edible onions (allium schoenoprasum)
• they’re the only species of onion native to Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas
• in the garden, they repel insects and serve as good pest control
• bees love them
• they’re rich in vitamins A and C, and are beneficial to the circulatory system.

Another endearing attribute (apart from the fact that even a black-thumb like me can grow them successfully) are their pretty purple blossoms – a welcome splash of colour in the early garden.

Here are a few great uses for Chive Bounty:

1. Chop them up and freeze them in a baggie for winter
2. Add them to eggs (scrambled eggs, egg salad, quiche or frittatas)
3. Sprinkle them on salads and soups.
4. Sour cream and chives on a baked potato.
5. Make chive butter (cream together 1/2 cup softened butter, I small clove garlic and 1 tbsp chopped chives) to spread on warm biscuits or bread.

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