Growing Ramps, Also Known as Wild Leeks Allium tricoccum
Wild ramps are a long time favorite of foragers and now cooks across the country. Their unique flavor is a combination of garlic, scallions, onions and leeks. Try growing your own perennial crop of ramps from seeds, bulbs or bare root plants.
Wild ramps appear early in the spring as temperatures begin to warm and before the trees leaf out. The ramp leaves fade after a few months before the flowers appear and then the plants go dormant.
Ramps are challenging to start from seed and can take a full year or two to sprout when planted directly in the garden.
Grow ramps in shady moist conditions similar to those trilliums, trout lilies and Mayapples prefer. Harvesting can begin 3 to 5 years after planting bulblets or 7 years after sowing seed. Always leave plenty of bulbs behind to maintain a productive patch.
A bit more information: Ramps are hardy in zones 3 to 7. You can eat the leaves, stems and bulbs raw, blanched, fried or chipped. They can also be mixed into dishes for added flavor.
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Ramps ya kukua, pia inajulikana kama Wild Leeks Allium Tricoccum, ni aina ya mimea inayopendwa na watu wengi nchini Marekani. Ladha yao ya kipekee ni mchanganyiko wa vitunguu, vitunguu, vitunguu na leeks. Jaribu kukuza mazao yako ya kudumu ya ramps kutoka kwa mbegu, bulbs au mimea ya mizizi tupu. Matofali ya mwituni huonekana mapema katika majira ya kuchipua wakati joto linapokuwa likiongezeka na kabla miti haijaanza kuota majani. Majani ya mteremko hupotea baada ya miezi michache kabla ya maua kuonekana na kisha mimea hiyo huanza kulala. Ramps ni changamoto kuanza kutoka mbegu na inaweza kuchukua mwaka kamili au mbili kuchipua wakati kupandwa moja kwa moja katika bustani. Kukua ramps katika hali ya unyevu shady sawa na wale trilliums, trout lilies na Mayaples wanapendelea. Mazao ya mbegu huanza miaka mitatu hadi mitano baada ya kupanda mbegu au miaka saba baada ya kupanda mbegu. Sikuzote acha balbu nyingi nyuma ili kudumisha eneo lenye mazao. Kwa maelezo zaidi, Ramps ni ngumu katika maeneo ya 3 hadi 7. Unaweza kula majani, shina na matunguu hayo yakiwa mbichi, yamepakwa rangi nyeupe, yamepikwa au yamepasuka. Pia zinaweza kuchanganywa katika vyakula ili kuongeza ladha. "Kama vile ilivyoelezwa katika makala ya ""Kuchukua Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi ya Hifadhi."""