Outsidepride1 oz. Perennial Chives Herb Garden Seeds for Microgreens, Sprouts, & Cooking

In my yard, squirrels and/or chipmunks regularly dig holes to bury -- or dig up -- seeds, walnuts or other rodent food items. Holes are typically between the size of a plum and a tangerine and are usually poorly covered. In a 10-12 foot circle, there can be 3-4 recent holes. I have read in a couple places that by including chive plants as a perennial in the lawn, the chives will effectively repel this nuisance wildlife.I scattered the chive seeds from a half dozen packages in the areas where the animals were most active. I estimate that each square foot of area sown received around 8-15 seeds. The lawn gets mowed every 2-3 weeks depending on weather. I cannot determine whether the chives sprouted because I could not see them among the blades of grass nor detect the chives by smell when freshly mowed. I watered the areas daily for the first week, then once or twice a week for the next 3-4 weeks. The digging continues with the same vigor.While these chives may be among the very best in the kitchen, I was disappointed in their value as a repellent for squirrels and chipmunks. My next plan is to generousny dust the effected areas -- especially the newly repaired areas -- with powdered cayenne pepper and keep my fingers crossed that the varmints don't find that a tasty new flavor.

Good value - these chives produce good flavor and really don't need much attention.I planted these in a window box a couple years ago. The first season I brought them in during the winter, and they got by, but weren't great. This last season, I left the box out to see what happens when the stems die out in pacific northwest winter - they had developed a good hardy root system which produced countless shoots in ths spring. This season, the plants have been flowering and produced massive numbers of seeds themselves.

Growing quickly! The seeds are good quality and growing well.Shipped quickly, correct amount of seeds in package, well labeled and packaged for no damage to come to the seeds.

Fresh seeds good but

Liked generous amount of seeds

I have sprouted 2 full trays of these chives and they are growing very poorly. I have many other seeds that are sprouting perfectly (basal, oregano, numerous mints) so I know that it's not the growing conditions. Maybe I just got a bad batch or something like that however either way, not pleased.

Very few made it, but the spot I was hoping to fill gets trampled on by the dogs. So it really is not from the seeds, it was from traffic. I continue to search for something which can withstand my German Shepherd and Boxer.

Cant wait for them to come up this spring!