Nice discussion. You have obviously studied ramps unlike some so-called researchers that produce videos; I say that based on your observation of bulb division rather than rhizomes being the means of cluster growth. Also, I agree with your suggestion of harvesting only a portion of a cluster; often a cluster becomes too dense resulting in stunted plants. Also, based on my experiments if you are planting seed do so as soon as possible after collecting; if there is sufficient warmth and moister after planting seedlings will emerge the following spring, and if you wait until the following year to plant the germination will be drastically reduced.
I just pick a few leaves and leave the bulbs out of a large patch. I have a few patches in secret places. But, this spring, i ordered 60 bulbs and planted myself a patch on my land. I plan on ordering 60 more next spring and adding to my patch. Hopefully in a few years, I will have my own patch to harvest and maintain. They are hard to resist. I find patches around old home places, so obviously they have been a favorite of humans for a long time.
Nice discussion. You have obviously studied ramps unlike some so-called researchers that produce videos; I say that based on your observation of bulb division rather than rhizomes being the means of cluster growth. Also, I agree with your suggestion of harvesting only a portion of a cluster; often a cluster becomes too dense resulting in stunted plants. Also, based on my experiments if you are planting seed do so as soon as possible after collecting; if there is sufficient warmth and moister after planting seedlings will emerge the following spring, and if you wait until the following year to plant the germination will be drastically reduced.
I just pick a few leaves and leave the bulbs out of a large patch. I have a few patches in secret places. But, this spring, i ordered 60 bulbs and planted myself a patch on my land. I plan on ordering 60 more next spring and adding to my patch. Hopefully in a few years, I will have my own patch to harvest and maintain. They are hard to resist. I find patches around old home places, so obviously they have been a favorite of humans for a long time.
Leave the roots, they regrow from them. I have started whole ramp patches from just the root ends.
Wow so cool
That's what I was going to say
very informative!
thank you!
That's not true about the 10% thing. I've seen ramps spread 40% in 3 years.
Why do we have a bunch of hippies in a WV channel?!?
lmao have fun with your three years of ramps before they all die then, asshole.
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