Ramps Probably Won’t Grow Here

New seeds arrived in the mail yesterday from Seedman.com.  Chinese Hackberry (Celtis sinensis),Chinese Leeks (Allium tuberosum rottler), Juneberry (Amelanchier alnifolia), and Ramps (Allium tricoccum).  I believe I’m way outside the natural range of ramps, and I have no doubt that they (and I) will fail miserably, but I’m obsessed with the idea of them so I figured I’d give it a shot.  For whatever reason, garlic grows really well here, but onions not so much.  What I really need is an allium that will naturalize in either the garden or the food forest, but so far I haven’t found one.  I’ve tried various chives and green onions, Egyptian walking onions, shallots, and probably a few others, and none have been especially successful.  Still looking…

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