Wild Garlic

Willd Garlic, Alium ursinum, other wise known as Ransoms, has mild flavoured leaves that are lovely in many dishes, the flowers are also edible. Enjoy your harvest...snip some into an omelette, scatter on a pizza as you take it out of the oven, cut into strips and add to casseroles and soup, pop in with roasts, finely chop for salads…  This is a perennial that is happy in the shade (close to a hedge) or in a soggy corner!

🌱 Seasonal Growing Guide

AUTUMN: best sown straight into the garden, cover the seeds lightly with soil.  They prefer a shady, damp & fertile place 

WINTER: fully hardy, no need to protect.

SPRING:  in mild areas may be ready to harvest in late spring.  In subsequent years dig up if it is spreading to keep it where you planned!

SUMMER:  continue to pick young leaves.  The flowers are also edible.  In late summer divide plants if they have died back or wait till autumn

ENJOY: so many recipes can be lifted with the addition of this fresh herb