How to Gather Wild Garlic Seeds

Easy to Spot the Wild Garlic Seed-Heads

• 1

  Spot the dry white wild garlic seed-heads waving in the breeze on a background of dark green foliage. Their long dry stalks are about 2 feet tall with a bulbous seed-head covered with a papery outer skin that may be torn, revealing a mass of red-colored or white-colored garlic seeds.

• 2

  Take a wicker basket to the garlic’s location, stepping carefully so as not to disturb the wild garlic’s habitat.

• 3

  Cup your hand under the seed-head and grasp it gently, breaking loose the individual seeds and catching them in your palm. When you have gathered the seeds place them in the wicker basket where air can circulate around them. Do not place seeds in a plastic bag of any kind as they will get mildewed and mold easily.

• 4

  Dig up a few garlic bulbs located in the ground at the base of the long stalks accommodating the wild garlic seed-heads. These garlic cloves may be dried out or eaten fresh. The longer the garlic cloves are left, the milder tasting they become.

• 5

  Repeat Step 3 to gather all the seeds you desire. On arrival home, spread the seeds in a separate layer across a clean window screen and place in a room to dry, away from direct sunlight.