…until recently, ramps (Allium tricoccum) have been a fairytale. I went to Vermont for a trip and my friend showed me her ramps field, although it was summer and they’d all died back to flowers. Well, hiking in an undisclosed location in east Tennessee today, I saw this. I rubbed my fingers on it and… YEP, RAMPS. Further down the trail it got completely boombastic with them. This is a random trailhead off a main road, so I suspect I’ve got a good chance of snagging a respectable harvest next season. So exciting.
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Neat! Ramps reproduce slowly, and tend to be uncommon in the South, so make sure to harvest responsibly.
Absolutely. I pulled two bulbs (I always take a new forage item home and study it before I harvest it for eating), and I planted them in my yard once I was done, maybe they’ll take and I’ll have my own supply in a few years. I’ll be sure to only harvest a small fraction of the field though, just what I can personally use.
wow, such an ugly plant
Speaks well of you though.
Yeah cause I fucked his mom and took them to disneyland and gave him a playstation
You… fucked a plant? Weird thing to say in public.
Is scram now the past tense of scream?
Hi. European here.
What are ramps? What are they good for or against?
some sort of allium. kind of onion/garlic tasting plant presumably
Yep, called wild leek or wild garlic. Insanely caught after because of its flavor.
I remember a friend losing her shit over finding a bunch a while back. I haven’t tried it myself though.
