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Old 29-01-2010, 02:39 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Christina Websell wrote:
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Kate Morgan writes
I would like to establish a biggish area of wild garlic, what would be the
best thing to do, use plants or bulbs

Do you mean, plant while they're growing or plant while they're dormant?

I've never tried planting them, though I have tried moving a few plants.
My observations are a) they grow very deep, from memory more than 6 inches
down b) they're keen self-seeders, so you wouldn't need to plant them very
densely.
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I desperately want some for what I call "my wood"
It's not exactly that, but a 50 yard patch at the bottom of my garden
colonised by trees. I've planted it with snowdrops, violets, primroses and
sweet cecily and stuff but I'd love some ramsons, where do you get them
from?


I've saved some seeds, but I also saved some chive seeds and I don't
know which is which, but I've looked, and I'm not sure where either
packet is.

I'll have some more this summer, otherwise, try Chiltern Seeds.

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Rusty