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Planting Wild Garlic - Advise?

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  • 25-02-2011 1:31pm
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    arknine
    Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭


    Any tips - is it too late in the year to try this?

    I am not looking to plant garlic bulbs - but Wild Garlic itself...

    Thanks in advance


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    lottpaul
    Registered Users Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭lottpaul


    Hi arknine --

    My better half brought loads of wild garlic from the "old sod" many years ago so that we could "enjoy" the flowers and scent. I've spent many years since trying to stop it spreading to every part of the garden, digging it out, poisoning it etc etc and it still comes back every spring. :(

    So, if you really want some - - maybe try some in a pot first.

    You could try digging up some bulbs "in the green" - ideally in April-June.
    It takes quite easily and seems to prefer a well drained soil.

    Best of luck. :)


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    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,464 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    Agree 100%. We've got some variety of wild alium (not the broad leaved Ramsons, but something with thinner leaves) in our garden and it's got everywhere. Every spring we think we've dug it all up, but inevitably we miss a few bulbs and it returns next year.

    Luckily though we've got a good source of the proper wild Ramsons nearby so no need to plant it.


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