How to grow ramps
Allium tricoccum
When to plant ramps
NC State Extension says ramps are a spring ephemeral best grown in shady, moist, organic-rich soil under deciduous trees; plant the bulbs about 3 inches deep. Seed can take 2 years to germinate, and when harvesting from the wild, leave the bulb and one leaf in the ground for sustainability.
Ramps is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 6 to 12 in apart
- Planting depth
- 3 in
- Sun
- Shade
Common problems
- bulb rot in wet soil
- bulb mites
- slow from seed
- overharvest sensitive
Sources
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