hqcreations:Regrowing Store-Bought RampsI have always wanted to grow a small supply of ramps on my p
hqcreations:Regrowing Store-Bought RampsI have always wanted to grow a small supply of ramps on my property. My hope to forage for a wild patch and transplant a small portion to my home for propagation, but I’ve have yet to find any in the wild. Ramps are easily going for $14 a pound at the fancy supermarkets, but if you think I’m gonna pay those prices every year for wild leeks…Me being me, I wanted to see if there’s anyway to regrow these in-store ramps even though most of the roots are generally dried up and damaged.The first year I tried to regrow ramps, I assumed this allium would behave like its cousin the scallion - reroot easily in water and sunlight then become easily transplant-able. I was dead wrong. I got a jar of expensive stinky rotting plant goop. In my second attempt the following year, I decided to cut off the bulb, eat the leafy greens, but cram the bulbs in dirt. I was pretty meh in this approach; the containers were subject to lots of erratic water and temperature levels. I thought whatever happens will happen. And as it so happened, The bulbs photosynthesized and started shooting up young growth! I was gobsmacked. The bulbs actually did reroot itself! I transplanted everything in a large barrel. To simulate the woodland conditions ramps usually thrive in, I placed the barrel at one of the coolest and shadiest areas of the yard. I heavily mulched the barrels with leaves and straw. Then for 10 months…nothing. This Spring, I finallygot confirmation that my experiment was a success! I’m not going going to harvest just yet. I need to be patient and make sure I keep this crop going year after year! -- source link
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