chive -deadheading flowers

Maybe a silly question but.......should I not let chives flower or doesnt it make a difference? I thoight that a flower puts all its oomph into producing flowers and setting seed and so after it flowers it will stop growing? or maybe I'm wrong ( I usually am!!!)And another question while I am here..If i do dead head exactly where do I take the flower off? at the top or lower down? thanks

 

If you don't remove the flower heads it will restrict the growth of the chives, I usually just nip of the flower head near the base of the flower.Hope this helps

 

I find the best thing to do with chive is to plant 3 small clumps and when the flower heads apear cut two of the clumps down to nearly ground level and they will soon sprout fresh new leaves. Once they are ready for harvesting you can level the other clump and then by a sucession of cuttings back you always have tasty new growth throughout the season.

If you allow them to flower the leaves quickly go co****.