the secret life of ramps
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The Secret Life of Ramps
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Ramps!Told in Three Phases
Emergence
Development
Disappearance
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What am Ramps?
Ramps are wild leeks. Allium tricoccum.
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These are not rampsThese are wild chives
Allium schoeneprasum
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Ramp grow north as far as Quebec; west to Oklahoma and south to Georgia.
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EmergenceRamp like to grow in sandy soil near streams,
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Ramps like well drained calcium rich soil. These conditions are also favored by trout lilies, may apples and trilliums, so you if notice any of these plants-look close! Ramps may be near by.
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Ramps also grow close to beech, birch, maple and poplar trees.
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Don’t be greedy in foraging for ramps. Ramps take 5-7 years to grow.
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DevelopmentAfter the leaves die back, the flower stalk emerges. The flower blooms in mid summer and seeds develop in late summer.
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The seeds mature atop the leafless flower stalk.
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Ramp seed needs both warm and cold to germinate.
The seed requires a warm moist period to break root dormancy.
It then needs a cold period to break shoot dormancy.
If not adequate warmth after seeding, seeds will not germinate until the second spring. It can take 6-18 months to germinate!
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The seeds will then fall off the stalk and fall to the ground to germinate.
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DisappearanceOnce the woods grow up, you have to know where the ramps where if you are going to look for seed.
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You have to know exactly where you are looking for ramp seed.
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CleaningOne of the easiest way to clean ramps are several trips through a water wash.
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One of the prettiest spring vegetables.