Ramson is a relative of garlic and onions, an excellent garden plant. It has many beneficial properties, contains a high level of vitamin C. That is why it is so important to know what is garlic. Also pay attention to how to grow wild garlic in the country.
Description of the plant and its species
Ramson dissolved in early spring. Above the ground, its green leaves appear, very similar to the leaves of the lily of the valley. A small onion hides in the ground, which, by the way, can also be eaten.
Ramson is considered to be a wild plant, but in recent years, gardeners have been happy to plant it at summer cottages. If you are thinking about how to breed wild garlic at the dacha, first choose one of the suitable varieties for this purpose.
Bear bow
Thinking about where the wild garlic grows, Scandinavian highland forests, the Caucasus Mountains and the Mediterranean countries with the high Alps come to mind. And it is true. Such areas are ideal for the growth of bear onions - the most common type of wild garlic.
The bulbs of a bear's onion are slightly oblong, the stalks are triangular, can stretch out to 40 cm in length. The leaves are lanceolate, diverge to the side of the root and in the early spring they let out a small white inflorescence. After the ramsh ottsvetet, round boxes with seeds are formed on it.
Did you know? Bear onions are used even in traditional medicine. Essential oil "Urzalin" is prepared from its extracts, with which purulent wounds, bedsores and trophic ulcers are treated.
Victory Bow
This species of wild garlic came to us from the Far East and Siberian forests. It is often called Siberian wild garlic. The victorious bow differs in rather large bulbs, which diameter reaches up to 1.5 cm.
The shape is cylindrical-conical. On one rhizome 2-3 bulbs can be attached at once, from which a very tall stem goes up (in the wild, it stretches up to 80 cm). To the middle of the stem leaves are attached.
The onion blooms in early spring, flowers of small sizes are collected in spherical inflorescences. For the climatic conditions of Ukraine and Russia, this type of ramsons is the most acceptable.
Where is it better to plant a plant?
Ramson in the garden is an indispensable plant, so every summer resident should know how to plant it.
Choosing a place for a flower
Under natural conditions, wild garlic grows in densely shaded forests. At the summer cottage it is important for her to find a similar place. Ramson can be planted in the shade of the house, barn or even under the fence. Excellent it will grow in the shade of large garden trees.
On the beds, wild garlic is planted less frequently, except that not far from large plants that the flowers cover with their leaves. In addition to coolness, wild garlic also requires a lot of moisture.
Important! Despite the ramshire's love for moisture, you should not plant it in often flooded places or areas where groundwater is suitable for the soil surface. But if there is no other place for the plant, take care of the drainage system.
Soil requirements
Ramson grows well on any soil, but not on acidic (otherwise it must be treated with lime). It is advisable to pre-fertilize and dig up the soil for planting. As a fertilizer, it is better to use organic matter: compost and rotted manure.
How to plant wild garlic
It is possible to plant wild garlic both in autumn and in spring. Plant growth efficiency does not depend on planting time.
Planting in the fall
Planting wild garlic under the winter can be carried out in August or September. Later you should not do this: before the onset of frost, the bulbs should have time to settle down in a new place.
Before planting a family of bulbs should be carefully divided so as not to harm their roots. Bulbs are planted in rows at a distance of 40 cm. In each row, the bulbs are at a distance of 20 cm from each other.
When planting for the winter it is also important to take care of a sufficient amount of nutrients and good shelter. It is advisable to mulch such a planting humus.
Spring landing
Spring garlic is planted in April or in the first weeks of May. It is important that ramson bulbs are well preserved by this time. Before landing, be sure to check their condition. A bulb with dry roots is unlikely to grow.
The scheme of spring planting is the same as the autumn one. The main thing is to make sure that the bed for wild garlic is dug up and fertilized since autumn. Then in the spring it will only water it and do not even need to mulch.
Did you know? At the same place of wild garlic can grow up to 5 years, while its bulbs are stored in the ground, even in winter.
Irrigation and care rules
Throughout the growing season, the ramson requires attention.
A plant accustomed to wild forest conditions in the country can suffer from drought and nutrient deficiencies.
How to water the soil
Ramson is particularly demanding for watering. It should be moistened regularly. It is better to water the plants little by little, but often (an excessively large amount of moisture will harm the bulbs).
Mulching and fertilizing soil
A mulch from humus and fallen leaves is the best fertilizer for wild garlic. Also, thanks to the mulch in the soil moisture is stored for a long time. Periodically, plants can be added with a solution of chicken manure (1/20) or mullein (1/10).
Features care of wild garlic
It is very important in the care of wild garlic regularly remove weeds around the plant. Nettle and wheat grass are especially dangerous for wild garlic, the powerful roots of which can pierce delicate wild garlic bulbs.
Plant Transplant Rules
Ramson needs regular transplantation. Every year, another 2-3 youngsters appear on one bulb, which need to be torn off and transplanted to another place or eaten.
But if you do not aspire to the rapid reproduction of wild garlic, you can leave it together with the newly formed bulbs up to 5 years. Please note that if we are talking about bear bow, then it can produce yields over the past 7 years in the same place.
A clue to the fact that it is time to transplant the plant will be shredded bulbs, as well as excessively thin stems on which the leaves practically do not develop.
Ramson breeding
Ramson has many breeding methods, each of which is effective in its own way. When planting for the first time, it is better to use seeds, and for reproduction of your own crop it is easier to use the bulbs.
Bulbs
Bulbs of wild garlic breeding is the easiest and fastest way. It is necessary to separate young bulbs with roots from one bush and transplant them to a prepared place.
Seeds
This method is more complicated. Particular attention should be paid to the purchase or collection of seeds, they must be fresh. Boxes with seeds need to be removed from the plant at the moment when they begin to turn yellow. During this period, they are particularly germinating.
Sow the seeds in the ground in September, after preparing for this a small hotbed of size 0.5 x 0.5 m. It is enough to scatter the seeds on wet soil, press them a little so that they enter the soil.
Mulch with humus, peat or leaves. This bed requires regular watering. In the spring of a third of the seeds must necessarily sprout.
Important! It is possible to sow ramson seeds in spring, but before that they need to be frozen at a temperature of 0 ° C, previously mixed with the soil. It is possible to sow in the soil in April. Without such a procedure, seeds will germinate only by next year.
Seeds of wild garlic will not produce a crop for another two years. Then they can already be seated in a permanent place. Up to this point they will need to be regularly watered and weed.
Gathering wild garlic
When growing wild garlic, the main goal of summer residents is its fragrant leaves, which are used not only in cooking, but also in medicine.
This plant has pronounced anti-inflammatory properties, saturates the body with ascorbic acid, protein and essential oils.
It is possible to start gathering wild garlic leaves in early spring, when they had just crawled out of the ground and gained strength.
As for the bulbs, they need to be dug out in the fall, because only by this time they are gaining strength and reach the maximum size. Storage of wild garlic is possible in the form of pickling or salting leaves and bulbs.
Important! Ramson leaves can not be dried. This procedure leads to the loss of useful substances that they contain.
We hope that now you will have no questions regarding ramson, what kind of plant it is and how to plant it at your summer cottage.
Bred ramson worth. It is not difficult to do this, and salads made from it will delight you in spring and summer.
