How to Plant Wild Garlic

Wild garlic goes by a variety of other names including garlic chives, wild onion, field onion and the formal name of Allium ursinum. While many gardeners and homeowners consider the plant a weed that must be eradicated, it has other uses. Wild garlic is edible and is grown as an herb in many countries. Wild garlic plants can be grown from both seeds and bulbs, though bulbs produce much quicker plants.

Soil pH tester
Compost
Garden tiller
Hand spade
Wild garlic bulbs

Instructions

- 1
  Look for an area of the yard that has well-drained soil and either full sun or partial sun. Do this in the fall. Insert a soil pH tester probe into the soil and ensure the pH level is between 6 and 7.
- 2
  Weed out all of the grass and weeds in the desired location and spread a 1- to 2-inch layer of compost on top of the site. Use a garden tiller to mix the compost into the soil by at least 5 to 6 inches.
- 3
  Dig a hole with a hand spade that is between 3 1/2 and 6 inches deep. Insert one wild garlic bulb into the hole and cover it with soil. Pat the top of the soil with your hands to firm it.
- 4
  Repeat the process to plant additional wild garlic plants at spaces of 4 inches apart.
- 5
  Water the soil well until it is damp to a 6-inch depth.

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