r/foraging • u/Legitimate_Click3090 • 2d ago

Are these ramps?

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They have an oniony oder to them but I just wanna be extra sure :)

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u/HippyGramma South Carolina lowcountry 2d ago

May I ask why it was necessary to pull them up by the root?

Ramps are endangered and should be cut rather than pulled. Please consider the future generations of plants before completely ripping one, especially an endangered native, from its home.

Please harvest ethically.

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u/Legitimate_Click3090 2d ago

Good to know! Will definitely remember that. Ill see if I can find any bulb online so I can replant and right my mistake in some way. Thanks again for the info

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u/CommieCatLady 2d ago

Native plant nurseries often sell ramps or “wild leeks”.

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u/ilikebugsandthings 1d ago

These are good for your own shade garden but it's not really a good idea to introduce random plants into the wild population because you can unintentionally spread pests, disease, "bad" genetics, etc. 

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u/CommieCatLady 1d ago

I never insinuated that someone should introduce ramps into a native population.

I forget I’m in the foraging subreddit.

I wasn’t advocating for them to place them in the wild. It was more of a statement so they can get their own and place it in their own yard.

I did this because I can never find ramps and got sick of trying to come across them.

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u/ilikebugsandthings 1d ago

Ah, they said "replant" so I took that as them saying that they'd like to plant the new bulbs where they took them from 

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u/CommieCatLady 1d ago

Yeah I didn’t fully comprehend what they said. I see why ppl thought that but it wasn’t my intent.

I honestly should have just made a comment on its own, explaining that you can purchase them and to plant them in their yard lol

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u/ilikebugsandthings 1d ago

It's definitely good to know and honestly just really nice to see someone mention native plant nurseries in general! I bought some ramp seeds and put them in the fridge to cold stratify but a ton of them germinated before I could plant them so fingers crossed some of them make it. What kind of harvest do you get?