[sunshineband]

Our bluebells are up in the green, along with flowering mini daffs, snowdrops, crocuses, daffs, tulips, hyacinths... but no sign of the wild garlic. I seem to recall it being more of an April crop...  

Our bluebells are only an inch tall yet -- mind you some were only planted last year of course 

And we always had ramson flowers with bluebells, late April early May

[arugula]

Our bluebells are only an inch tall yet -- mind you some were only planted last year of course 

Of course.

So here, where Ice is and where you are sunny, April is the wild garlic time. I wonder where in England that chef is. 

[sunshineband]

Somewhere they grow wild garlic in a polytunnel perhaps... 

[arugula]

Yes, I'm thinking that too. He didn't say that though, and he specifically mentioned it being in season which I woud construe as cheating if he's tunnel growing it. 

[sunshineband]

I feel sorry for all those folk scouring the woods for it 

[Sparkyrog]

Never tried it do you use the tops or the bulb ?

[sunshineband]

Never tried it do you use the tops or the bulb ?

The green leaves, which are large and flat, not thin like  usual garlic Bulbs are realtively small

[Sparkyrog]

Sounds similar to garlic chives then .

[dmg]

We have wild garlic showing in our plots  along the boundry it has about 4" growth

[ThatsNice]

Does it leave an aftertaste and smell like normal garlic does?

[Jo Loves Veg]

you can buy wild garlic (ransoms) seed very cheaply on Ebay - 99p!  I just treated myself to some.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/British-Wild-Flower-Allium-ursinum-Ramsons-Wild-Garlic-100-Seed-Edible-/360561624003?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item53f325c3c3

there are also different looking plants from bulbs - that look like white bluebells. i don't know what sort of garlic this is exactly?

The ransoms seeds I just bought look just like the wild garlic in my local wood (which is a SSSI, so I wouldn't nab anything). I'm going to put them under the apple tree on my allotment

[New shoot]

Sounds similar to garlic chives then .

Similar, but wild garlic has a more pronounced garlic flavour and is not as sweetly chivey as garlic chives.  I like garlic chives chopped into salad dressing or potato salads and wild garlic is a bit strong for that to my taste 

The garlic chives I have are blue flowered, instead of the usual white and very pretty 

[arugula]

We have wild garlic showing in our plots  along the boundry it has about 4" growth

Really? And you're in Glasgow, that's interesting...

[Muls]

Its at about 4 " here too, but I am sheltered !

[arugula]

Its at about 4 " here too, but I am sheltered !

And you are almost as far south in the UK as we get. I googled the chef in question who said he'd been cropping for a month already and he is based in Torquay too.