Horse Radish / Wild Garlic

[harveymt]

I have a couple of questions and thought it best just to have the one thread.

First off, I have 10 horseradish thongs planted earlier in the year. They have a good amount of leaves up on them now. I probably have them in too small a pot (5 thongs in a 12inch pot) so I'll have to move them at soem point. Should I put them in another larger pot or plant them in an out of the way bit of the garden and let them grow how they want?

How do you harvest them? If I leave the 10 thongs I planted will new ones grow up? How long would this take? Should I not harvest any till next year when they have established?

Moving onto the wild garlic, I couldn't find any close to me so I've bought bulbs off eBay. Again, should I plant these in a pot or just let them grow wild? Will they spread well and grow up new bulbs for next year?

[veggiechicken]

They both spread and will take over your garden! You have been warned!

[harveymt]

So stick them in a big pot?

[OverWyreGrower]

My wild garlic is planted under some trees, and whilst is has spread a little, hasn't gone mad... we've had it about 3 years now, and I would say it hasn't spread more than about 10-20% from it's original size....

Besides, once it has finished flowering, we just mow it with the rest of the grass!

[veggiechicken]

I don[ grow horseradish but inherited a garden that was overrun with it - put me off it for life. I think the roots grow very long - so have a google.
Wild garlic is shallow rooted but don't expect the type of bulbs that you have with shop-bought garlic! These are little weeny things. Big pot, in a shady part of the garden might do - I say shade because it grows in woodlands.

[chris]

I used to drive through "garlic lane" on my way to work through country lanes... lovely. I did notice the spread of that year on year though, I guess it depends on conditions, this stuff was spreading fast.

[OverWyreGrower]

Ours is planted in our 'orchard' (6 or 7 mature fruit trees), and is almost constantly shaded (and damp)... I wonder if our mowing is keeping it down?

[taff]

If you drive down the gower chris, it's everywhere....

[veggiechicken]

If you come over here again Chris, its in the woods. As are the bluebells - go now before they're over.

[chris]

Will do, might go this weekend actually.

OWG, perhaps - yep I don't know - I do know it's very rampant here though

[veggiechicken]

Park in the middle carpark, NOT by the masts!, and you're right in the middle of the bluebells. The garlic is at a lower level. towards the valley floor. You can spot the apple tree blossom in there too, in preparation for foraging! And plenty of young beech leaves if you want to make Beech leaf liqueur ?Noyeau.

[chris]

I'm not sure where that was, I just parked on the side of the road, where a load of people were picnicing, opposite a field with horses in and a metal gate

[veggiechicken]

That's safe!!