If wild garlic feels comfortable in its location, it quickly forms large carpets and can even spread into the lawn or meadow. In a garden culture, prevent the wild weed from multiplying early on, otherwise you will soon no longer be able to control the situation.
How to stop wild garlic from multiplying?
If you want to stop the proliferation of wild garlic, you should takevarious measures. This includes ensuring aneffective root barrierwhen planting. Since the plant also spreads widely through self-sowing, the herb mustbe cut off after flowering.
How does wild garlic reproduce in nature?
In its wild locations as well as in the garden, wild garlic reproduces in two ways: First of all, the herb continually produces newdaughter onions, which are dug up and replanted in a new location can. This form of propagation can be contained quite well by installingroot barrierswhen planting. However, it is much more important to prevent wild garlic from forming seeds in the garden: theseeds can spread very widely through wind and ants and can germinate even after lying in the ground for a few years.
What options are there to limit the bed?
As a first, effective measure to stop the uncontrolled proliferation of wild garlic, you should limit the bed with a suitable root barrier. There areroot barriers made of plasticavailable commercially, but they are often much too thin and thereforenot particularly effective. It's much better toinstead on
- Concrete slabs (e.g. sidewalk slabs)
- Bricks
- old mortar buckets
- or tubs made of metal or sturdy plastic
to set. These are simply embedded in the ground, with an upper edge sticking out. The materials do not have to be buried particularly deeply, as wild garlic only roots about ten centimeters deep. Alternatively, you can alsocultivate the plants in a pot or raised bed.
How to stop propagation through self-seeding?
However, the proliferation of wild garlic cannot be stopped by a root barrier alone, as wild garlic also spreads widely through self-sowing. The seeds are often carried away by ants and taken to other places. To prevent self-sowing, you should cut off the herb after flowering and before seeds form - i.e. in June at the latest. Remove all above-ground plant parts to just above the ground and then cover the area with a layer of mulch.
Are there plants that displace wild garlic?
In fact, there are plants that disrupt the growth of other plants through scents - mint is one of them, as is wild garlic. However, it might not be a good idea to replace an overgrown herb with another overgrown herb - the problem of uncontrolled reproduction remains. However, you can try to stop wild garlic from multiplying byChanging the site conditions. If the plant no longer feels comfortable in its place, it will no longer spread as much. To do this, you could acidify thesoil(e.g. B. by spreading rhododendron soil and bark mulch) as well asPlanting conifers or a walnut tree
Tip
Can you fight wild garlic with vinegar?
We strongly advise you not to do this, as vinegar not only harms wild garlic. All other plants also suffer from vinegar treatment, as does the soil quality.
