Has anyone tried transplanting wild garlic?
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My Potatoes Rank attained: Pedunculate oak tree

Joined: 27 Feb 2013 Posts: 307 Location: Cork
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 7:26 pm Post subject: Has anyone tried transplanting wild garlic? |
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I was wondering if any members have tried transplanting wild garlic, i.e. from the wild into their veg gardens? What would be the best time of year to do so? Any pitfalls? Any advice?
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tippben Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Posts: 921 Location: north tipperary
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Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 5:11 am Post subject: |
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You could do it, after flowering. It proliferates rapidly, so can be a bit invasive. It's only the leaves that you eat, before flowering, so if you have a stand near you, I don't really see the point. It's also illegal to dig up wild plants. |
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Rob12 Rank attained: Hazel Tree

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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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Just make sure you keep it in a tub because otherwise it will take over your garden. It does spread like crazy. If you lift some (with landowner permission - digging up roots is a no no), take it soil and all in a clump. The roots are easily damaged. |
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Good guy Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:38 am Post subject: |
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Or you could wait until it sets seed and then sow the collected seeds. That's what I did with bluebells that grow on the lane to an old graveyard near here.
They really are very invasive though, so be careful where you plant them.
When I was a young lad, I discovered some growing in the shade of a row of beeches, beside a path leading up the hill to my secondary school. A few mates and I would cram our mouths with leaves, give them a good chewing and then go into class and fumigate the other lads. Great crack! |
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Wes Rank attained: Hazel Tree


Joined: 13 Feb 2014 Posts: 38 Location: Dublin
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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Same opinion as other replies, it takes over.
My neighbor put them down in her front garden about 7 years ago, now theyre all over her garden AND out the back too! Now, she doesnt manage her borders like she should, so shes part to blame. It looks awful though, apart from flowering. |
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