PRACTICAL GARDENING 



like the garlic. They are sometimes planted 

 during the early part of September in rows 

 twelve to fifteen inches apart and four inches 

 apart in the row; they are protected during the 

 severe weather by covering the plants with 

 straw or some other litter, and harvested like 

 green onions early in the spring. In the South 

 they take the place of the early bunch 

 onions. 



Chives. Chives are propagated by dividing 

 the cluster or tufts of plants and resetting. 

 These perennial onion-like plants may be set 

 along the edge of a bed in the garden. One to 

 three masses or clumps set twelve inches apart 

 in rich soil will be sufficient for the average 

 family. The clumps of roots may be potted in 

 the fall and kept in a light window, and they 

 will produce new foliage throughout the win- 

 ter. When the tops reach six to eight inches 

 in height, they may be cut off about two inches 

 above the soil and new leaves will appear in a 

 short time. 



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