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Wow - you live and learn, don't you? Ramsons are definitely in the plot for next year, then.

Small word of caution. I've read that it can get a little.... 'assertive' Rather like three cornered leek's reputation for spreading. I haven't had any trouble with mine though (yet, anyway!).

I don't have any problems finding ramsons growing wild so why would I want to devote an area of my garden for them? It is the same for blackberries for me. If they don't grow naturally in your area then go for it but otherwise why not just harvest what nature provides without the hassle?

There's not a square yard of woodland within five miles of me where anyone would be allowed to roam freely and pick wild plants. About ten miles away, I know where the ramsons grow. Can I really justify that amount of travel to get wild garlic? Easier in the garden.

it grows in my father-in laws garden and as far as I know its been there a long time and has stayed within its boundaries ... I would try it if I were you MKG like you say "fuel" eeeek ...

I have frozen it with success too ... last year I froze it as it comes by lying the leaves in plastic trays, while the texture is not brill its still great for soups and stews. This year I am freezing it but snipping it with scissors into small pieces and putting it into a tub so I can spoon it into soups sauces etc as I would parsley or mint.

I was given a small pot of wild garlic last year and it seels quite happy in a pot, although I have transfered it to a slightly larger one now.

A lot of the woods around here have huge patches covered in wild garlic - smells great and it seems to transplant well too (make sure you get a big clump of the bulbs and surrounding soil).
It does prefer shade though, on the few days we have had sunshine it has looked really miserable (almost laying down flat) - but its perky today as the weather is cr**!

godfreyrob wrote:A lot of the woods around here have huge patches covered in wild garlic - smells great and it seems to transplant well too (make sure you get a big clump of the bulbs and surrounding soil).
It does prefer shade though, on the few days we have had sunshine it has looked really miserable (almost laying down flat) - but its perky today as the weather is cr**!

Erm.....technically speaking it is illegal to dig up wild plants by the root. Why not just leave them where they are and go pick them when they're in season? Or buy them from a garden centre or the internet if you want to plant some in your own garden.

My parents have just moved to North Herefordshire and have discovered great banks of the stuff growing just the other side of their garden wall. I smelt some somewhere else round here the other day, can't remember exactly where now, so Herefordshire seems to be a hot spot!

there an abundant of the stuff up here in aberdeenshire at the moment....lovely!!

kimmie wrote:there an abundant of the stuff up here in aberdeenshire at the moment....lovely!!

Yeah - but there's none within walking distance, or even on the route to the village around here. Which is why I'm hoping to get some established in my garden...
The nearest "patch" (more like a plantation!) of wild garlic I know is about 18 miles away. Bit far to take the car, even if I had the time (and petrol!), and picked a year's supply.

What's the legal situation here? If someone who had the stuff at the bottom of their garden put together a bulb or two and offered it (oh so carefully packaged) to a general and interested group of people for the purposes of propagation, would that be contra-regulatio? (Just made that up - looks good, though).

EDIT: Looks like some kind of sexual deviation, in fact.

MKG wrote:What's the legal situation here? If someone who had the stuff at the bottom of their garden put together a bulb or two and offered it (oh so carefully packaged) to a general and interested group of people for the purposes of propagation, would that be contra-regulatio? (Just made that up - looks good, though).

EDIT: Looks like some kind of sexual deviation, in fact.

And I have no idea...

If it's already growing in your garden then it's not a wild plant.
As far as I know it's not specifically protected, so you'd be at liberty to dig it up and send it where you like.

one way of collecting it l would be to take a small tray of potting compost out to the woods when its in seed and shake into compost. better results this way than just collecting seeds.
p.s as far as i know you can only collect from the wild with the land owners express permission