Topic: odd thing about chives

[duh]

Is this normal for chives?...

If I leave the brown leaves on the clump the entire clump dies.  But if I pull the brown leaves off the clump goes back to thriving.  Is it just me or is that true of everyones chives?

[bestofour]

I don't know why that would happen.  The only thing I know is don't cut the leaves with scissors, because the resulting dieback has an unattractive brown edge.