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There are leaks of tonight's episode plus alleged leaks of the rest of the season. We can't confirm things one way or the other but here's a place to discuss all of it on /r/asoiaf.
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With early spring quickly approaching/arriving now, ramps will be popping up on forest floors. I searched high and low on public lands around Pittsburgh last April in an attempt to find some, as I want to try a few dishes that call for them, and experience a food that is historically important to our region.
The issue was that I couldn’t find any. I started around April 15, which I understand to be a bit late as many other plants pop up by that time, making it hard to spot ramps, which are often the first greenery to sprout after the long winter. I’m hoping a fellow Redditor who has found ramps in/around Pittsburgh before could point me in the right direction of where to look. I know giving up the exact location of stashes is often considered bad practice, as it can encourage over-harvesting and unsustainable harvesting practices. Just a clue would be helpful! I would also be open to meeting up with any foraging crew who might head out in the next few weeks, if you’d have me.
Thanks for any and all help!
-a dejected ramp searcher
or gets too lecture-y on whether or not it's ok use the bulbs.
Problem is, once I make them, I might be tempted to also use them to downvote people who post epic morel finds, just out of spite.
It's a serious moral dilemma. :/
In the late summer of 2017, my father and I were biking through a local woodland. the trail was riddled with tree roots which seemed at first to be a bane. Little did I know then, what a journey of joy would they set me upon. As we were riding along eventually we came to a winding slope. With haste I descended and without grace came whipping around the trail's curves. Bump, bump, bump and my water bottle jumped out of its cage, landing of the forest floor. I stopped cycling to pick it up and there they were, black pearls, of the deepest jet hue and an almost metallic luster, floating on a thin vegetal thread a hand's length above the ground. They mesmerized me for moment, but with the sound of my father coming up behind me, I picked up the water-bottle and continued on my merry way.
Later that year, in the autumn time, I was out in another woodland, on a shale hillside walking around looking for black walnut trees when again they appeared. Majestic and shiny black pearls floating on a thin vegetal thread a hand's length above the ground. This time, in the quiet and serenity of the space, I felt an urge that is difficult to describe other than everything within me telling me to dig. And so I dug. I came upon a white tuber and as I pulled it out of the ground to smell it, I immediately was filled with a great joy. With my nasal senses drowned in the smell of kimchi, I knew what I had found.
Pocketing the tuber, I went home to double back on my research and certify my bounty. All sources led to `Allium tricoccum`, the wild leek. After eating it and being deeply satisfied, I returned to the same spot to look for another cluster of black pearls. To my good fortune, it was a success. I then harvested a leek bulb to bring home and plant in a pot of dirt in my bedroom in order to get a visual for what the plant would look like as it emerged in spring so I could harvest leaves.
About a week before the plants emerged outdoor, it poked its green hands above the soil in my bedroom and revealed to me exactly what I needed to know. Since then, I've continued to observe, interact with, collect and propagate this plant and I am going to share herein a summary of what I have learned.
Wild leeks, in my region (Northern Ohio), grow in the understory of mature deciduous wet woodlands. To clarify, they seem to require a wooded area with a full canopy, which means a woodlot of at least 50 years of age. However, I have yet to find any growing in areas of conifers.
... keep reading on reddit ➡I live on the mid Atlantic east coast adjacent to a wooded park (DC area). I recently got some ramp bulbs - though I never found any in the park by my house I figure I should start some. There are a number of locust, maple, and sycamore trees on the other side of my fence and I hear that’s a good place to plant.
Just wondering if anyone has had luck transplanting wild leeks from bulbs and has had success. It’s a long con wait since it will take a few years to reach a harvestable amount, but sounds like I have a good environment for them.
Also, it’s a suburban woods, so not exactly disturbing the ecosystem - mostly deer and foxes, and wild ferns. Ramps grow in other places but not this particular park. For some reason, the parks here are full of patches of invasive bamboo though. I love bamboo, but it’s sad how invasive it has become and isn’t exactly a native plant.
So I've read that it takes around 7 years before a leek/ramp is old enough to start harvesting.
While germination is a 1-2 year process but can be sped up by keeping the seeds in loose damp soil for 30 days followed by 90 days in a fridge.
Can the summer/winter/fall dormancy period after the spring growth be condensed as well? Is anything happening to the plant after the flower stalk dries out and the rest of the forest canopy covers up the leek?
