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- Wild garlic for the kitchen: harvest time and interesting facts
- The best harvest time for wild garlic: when does wild garlic grow and how long does it take to harvest?
- Harvest and store wild garlic
- Tips & Tricks
Wild garlic for the kitchen: harvest time and interesting facts
When do you harvest wild garlic? Freshly harvested and processed immediately in the kitchen, the leaves of wild garlic have the best taste. In principle, however, meals can be finished with a fine wild garlic note until the summer.
The best harvest time for wild garlic: when does wild garlic grow and how long does it take to harvest?
Again and again it can be read that wild garlic can not be eaten after flowering. At the same time the plant does not become poisonous after blossoming of white flowers. It is true, however, that the leaves become increasingly fibrous after the flowering time and also do not taste quite as good. The best harvest time for wild garlic is from March to April. The exact time of emergence of the leaves on the forest floor and the wild garlic bloom depends on the respective regional climate and the weather conditions. If you like to eat capers, it is also worthwhile to closely observe the wild garlic locations, as the buds that have not yet blossomed can be inserted like capers.
Harvest and store wild garlic
When harvesting wild garlic you should always be very concentrated. The risk of confusion with poisonous plants in planted wild garlic stands in their own garden is lower than when collecting wild garlic in the forest. The wild garlic can be identified by the fact that its leaves give off a garlic-like odor when rubbed between the fingers. In order to make the wild garlic more durable until used, you can put it in a small plastic bag and knot it inflated. Thus, the leaves are protected from compression and also retain their moisture better.
Tips & Tricks
The best season for the wild garlic is spring. In order to use the plant in the kitchen until the summer, parts of the wild garlic can be dried and inserted.