Awhile back I saved some seed from my garlic chives and noted that I probably should divide the plants. Well yesterday I got some extra time in the garden and decided it was the perfect time to dig up the chives. Actually I don’t know if it was the right time to divide chives but in my garden whenever I have time to do something it is the right time. Chives grow in clumps and can get crowded so dividing them is a good idea for healthier plants.

This is what the front herb bed looked like before I started. There are three main chive plants in the bed.

I used my pitch fork to gently dig up all sides of the chive plant. 

Then I used my shovel to split the chive plant in two. I cleaned up some of the dead parts of the plants as well. 

I put one division of the chive plant back into the original herb bed. Look, there is a landscaping rock that you can actual see now!

I put the new division in my second herb bed along the fence. I think they will be happy in their new home.