1. Carefully prepare the soil
2. Plant the seeds
3. Water for a few weeks
4. Forget about the new plants
5. Ignore them
6. Neglect them
7. Notice that they have flourished and spread despite the neglect
8. Cut big handfuls to add to our dinner
Not many plants thrive under my favorite gardening method, but chives are the exception. Now they are blooming, and soon they will make black seeds that I will scatter in some of the empty spaces in the garden. They seem to do better if you plant (or just scatter) them in the fall and wait until spring for them to come up. I love their grassy looking leaves that curve gracefully over. And aren't the flowers pretty? But don't be tempted to put them in a vase inside, or people will walk by and say, "Ew what's that funny smell?" Better just cut a handful of leaves to use whenever you want a mild onion flavor.
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