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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: AlaninCarlisle on August 18, 2014, 20:19

Title: Wild garlic
Post by: AlaninCarlisle on August 18, 2014, 20:19

Just about to acquire 50 bulbs. An impulse purchase as I can remember this stuff growing in a local beauty spot in Lancashire 60 years ago.

Does anyone have any advice on planting/growing this stuff please?

Title: Re: Wild garlic
Post by: GreyScales on August 18, 2014, 20:55

My understanding is they prefer sheltered moist areas, such as besides a stream shaded by trees. If they get too much direct sun they'll quickly die down.

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Post by: RJR_38 on August 18, 2014, 21:55

Can I ask where you got them from as I love wild garlic!

Title: Re: Wild garlic
Post by: solway cropper on August 18, 2014, 22:49

I planted two small clumps in my 'woodland' area at the bottom of the garden a few years ago and they have now spread to give me a really healthy crop of fresh leaves early in the spring. I love the mild flavour and they are usually the first of the fresh veg to come through, sometimes as early as late Feb.

I dug mine from a local wood but I did have the permission of the landowner. Prior to that I tried growing from seed but was unsuccessful.

As others have said, they like damp and shade so don't try to grow them in an open situation.

Title: Re: Wild garlic
Post by: AlaninCarlisle on August 19, 2014, 10:11

Quote from: RJR_38 on August 18, 2014, 21:55

Can I ask where you got them from as I love wild garlic!

I just did a Google search and found someone called SFPlants selling them at about £9 inc pp for 50. There are loads of other suppliers of them on line

Title: Re: Wild garlic
Post by: Salmo on August 19, 2014, 10:18

Unwins are advertising them.

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Post by: Dilly Dom on August 19, 2014, 10:41

We have wild garlic in our woodland bit so can verify it likes shade.  Strange thing is ours just appeared and be warned it does spread quite quickly. 

Title: Re: Wild garlic
Post by: mobilekat on August 20, 2014, 22:39

Unwins are selling Wild garlic this year- but you have to go latin and look for Allium ursinum - Allium Bulbs, £5.99 for 12 bulbs

I will be buying some as I love the stuff, and have a shady spot under a tree that looks ideal!

Title: Re: Wild garlic
Post by: RJR_38 on August 21, 2014, 07:20

I've just paid £10 for 50 from sf plants ( significantly cheaper than unwins!) I too have a big shady spot under trees so it's perfect

Title: Re: Wild garlic
Post by: sunshineband on August 21, 2014, 11:56

Ours grows on the shady side of the greenhouse (outside I mean). The bulbs I got were very small, but this year (2 years later) they flowered too.

I might actually use some of the leaves next spring  :D :D

Title: Re: Wild garlic
Post by: AlaninCarlisle on August 21, 2014, 13:21

My 50 arrived this morning. I'm going to plant them as soon as it stops raining. I have five main locations in mind including a small section of woodland