Allium ursinum
Daslook / Wild garlic, Ramsons, Stink Bombs
Amaryllidaceae (Narcisfamilie)Europe (south), Europe (west)
Edible plant part (5)
Bulbs,
flowers,
leaves,
tubers,
seeds
Read 'form of consumption' for safe preparation methods
Wild garlic, Ramsons, Stink Bombs belongs to the herbacious layer in the food forest. Fully grown the plant has an average height of 0.2 to 0.3 meter. .
The Wild garlic, Ramsons, Stink Bombs is decidious. It buds in february.
This species forms a tuberous shallow root system.
foto: Svdmolen, https://www.flickr.com/photos/61416618@N00/477458814/
foto: Svdmolen, https://www.flickr.com/photos/61416618@N00/477458814/
foto: Tim Waters, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Allium_ursinum-02_(xndr).jpg
Growth factors
- Light
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full sun
light shade
half shade
fairly deep shade
deep shade
- Soil texture
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sand
loam
light clay
heavy clay
peat
- Soil moisture
-
inundation
wet
moist
dry
drought
- Groundwater level
-
very low
low
medium
high
very high
- Soil acidity
-
very acid
acid
neutral
alkaline
very alkaline
- Soil fertility
-
very rich
rich
average
poor
very poor
Flowering and pollination
- Flowering period (peak)
- early may
- Flowering period (length)
- several months
- Pollination vector
- insects
Life Span and Plant Health
Harvest and Consumption
Bulbs
Flowers
Leaves
Tubers
Seeds
- Form of consumption
- Processed
- Harvesting period - start
- Early february, end of june
- Harvesting period - length
- Several months
- Form of consumption
- Fresh, processed
- Harvesting period - start
- Early february, end of march
- Harvesting period - length
- Several months
- Form of consumption
- Fresh, processed
- Suitable markets
- Niche
- Productive life span - start (year) - minimum
- 4
- Productive life span - start (year) - maximum
- 5
- Form of consumption
- Processed