Allium ursinum
Wild garlic
Common names: Ramsons
Photo: Agnes Monkelbaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
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Description
Wild garlic is the wild garlic of our deciduous forests and one of the first messengers of spring. From March to May, it carpets moist, semi-shaded areas under trees. Its garlic aroma seasons pesto, soups, and quark. Caution when gathering: the leaves resemble the poisonous lily of the valley, but smell distinctly of garlic when crushed.
Care instructions
Sow the seeds freshly in September or October, as they are cold germinators and require winter frost. Plant wild garlic under shrubs or a tree in a humus-rich, moist, and shady location and keep the soil evenly moist. Harvest the leaves before flowering and always leave a portion standing, then it will naturalize into a dense stand on its own.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
humus-rich, loamy, moist, well-drained, nutrient-rich
Feeding
Light feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
carrot family (Apiaceae)
Umbellifers and alliums confuse each other's pests (carrot fly, onion fly).
For example Carrotcelery rootDillParsleyCarrot fennelCoriander and 19 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
rose family (Rosaceae)
You can plant garlic and chives under strawberries and roses; their scent repels aphids and other pests.
For example StrawberryAppleRaspberryClimbing rosePearAronia and 53 more species in the catalogue
Source: Bio-Gärtnerei Mixed Culture Practice
Rather not
legume family (Fabaceae)
particularly well establishedAllium species inhibit the nitrogen‑fixing rhizobia of legumes through their root exudates, which slows their growth.
For example PeaBush beanPole beanBroad beanMarker peaSugar pea and 31 more species in the catalogue
Source: basic crop‑rotation rule
nightshade family (Solanaceae)
Onions slow down the growth of nightshade family plants next to potatoes and tomatoes; the classic crop-rotation rule also applies in the bed side by side.
For example PotatoTomatoSweet pepperCocktail tomatoEggplantCape gooseberry and 9 more species in the catalogue
Source: basic crop-rotation rule
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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From the magazine
Wild Herb Cooking in Spring: Nine Edible Herbs on Your Doorstep
Dandelion, nettle, wild garlic and six more wild herbs grow right outside your door in spring. Here is how to harvest them young and mild, tell the toxic look-alikes apart, and know where not to gather.
Foraging Wild Garlic Safely: Telling It Apart From Its Three Dangerous Look-Alikes
Foraging wild garlic is easy once you know its poisonous look-alikes. Here is how to tell it apart from lily of the valley, autumn crocus and lords-and-ladies, and how to gather it hygienically.