If you like eating wild garlic and have a garden, you might want to cultivate the plant in your own bed and thus simplify the tedious task of collecting it. But can you take wild plants from the forest to do this? And what else do you have to pay attention to when collecting? You can read the answers in the following text.
Can you dig up wild garlic from the forest?
In fact, digging up wild wild garlic from its location in the forest isnot allowedAlthough wild garlic itself is not protected, it does fall under§ 41 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act, i.e. H. certain regulations apply for minimum protection.
What should you pay attention to when collecting wild garlic in the forest?
Although you are not allowed to dig up wild garlic from the forest, its leaves can be collected for your own use. However, the followingRules must be observed:
- only small quantities may be collected
- one hand bouquet per person, no problem
- Onions must remain in the ground
- do not harvest more than 1 to 2 leaves per plant
- Don't trample neighboring plants
This ensures that the wild garlic can grow again next year. If the stock is completely collected, the plant will no longer be able to sprout in the following years - with the result that you will no longer be able to collect wild garlic yourself.
Can you collect wild garlic in the nature reserve?
AException, however, applies to collecting wild garlic in nature reserves, because here you also have to leave the leaves and all other parts of the plant - even if the wild garlic is widespread in these areas rampant. Nature reserves enjoy very special protection, which is why the removal of plants or even just plant parts is particularly strictly regulated here. Thecollecting wild garlic– and by the way, other plants or mushrooms too! - is thereforebanned in the nature reserveViolations can be punished withfines amounting to several thousand euros.
How do you harvest wild garlic leaves correctly?
To collect the wild garlic leaves, it is best to take asharp and clean knife as well as an airy basket in which you can place the leaves. Cut the leaves as far down the stem as possible, just where it grows out of the soil. Do not harvest more than one or two leaves per plant and, above all, be careful not to confuse wild garlic with its poisonous counterparts. Alternatively, you can use scissors instead of a knife.
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Can you plant wild garlic in the garden?
In fact, you can also plant wild garlic in the garden; you can get seeds or bulbs from garden shops or online. However, it is better to plant onions, as they grow better and growing wild garlic from seeds is quite time-consuming. The plant needs humus-rich, rather moist soil in a semi-shady to shady location - preferably under deciduous trees.
