Wild Garlic

Need to know the best time to plant?

Moderators: KG Steve, Chantal, Tigger, peter

Westi
KG Regular
Posts: 5910
Joined: Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:46 pm
Location: Christchurch, Dorset
Has thanked: 674 times
Been thanked: 238 times

I've been given some plants & some seeds of Wild Garlic. Now I know it spreads so what is the best way to contain it?

Would it grow in a widish pot or can you contain in by a barrier in the ground? I would like to put some at lottie.

I've got so many seeds I'm thinking of throwing them around the woods where I walk the dog, it seems the right environment being shaded by mature trees & moist. (Would this be considered naughty)? Would it take over any other species in the wood?

Westi
Westi
Monika
KG Regular
Posts: 4546
Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:13 pm
Location: Yorkshire Dales

Westi, I wouldn't sow these seeds in the wild. They have probably been grown somewhere totally different and the plants would then cross with the indigenous ones or even take over - not good for the local species.
User avatar
dan3008
KG Regular
Posts: 535
Joined: Fri Aug 28, 2015 4:39 pm
Location: Sheffield, UK

Should grow fine in a wide ish pot. Just watch out for it going to seed, seeds can spread miles
Once the game is over the king and the pawn go back in the same box. Anonymous

Exploring is like walking, where the walking decides where we're going. Bob the dinosaur from dinopaws
Marigold
KG Regular
Posts: 335
Joined: Sun Sep 25, 2011 4:31 pm
Location: South West Ireland

Hedges are full of it here in wildest Kerry...
robo
KG Regular
Posts: 2808
Joined: Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:22 pm
Location: st.helens
Has thanked: 9 times
Been thanked: 56 times

It is great in a salad leave the flowers whole as a finishing touch
Post Reply Previous topicNext topic