Identifying Wild Onions, Leeks, and Garlic

Flat-stemmed, onion-scented wild plants with small bulbs are likely ramps (wild leeks) or wild garlic. Both are edible and delicious.

Harvest & Storage

Confirm ID with a local guide—some lookalikes are toxic.

Growing Vegetables: Milkweed Seed Viability: Late Winter Collection and Natural Stratification; Growing Peach/Nectarine Trees from Wild Fruit Pits; Growing Wild Persimmon Seedlings in the Pacific Northwest; Propagating Wild Grape Vines from Seed: Stratification and Caution; Managing Vigorous 'Henry Kelsey' Climber in Zone 3-4: Training Laterals for Maximum Bloom; Organic Wild Rose Eradication: Persistence Beats Chemicals; Controlling Wild Wisteria Without Chemicals: Smothering Is the Best Non-Toxic Option; Organic Wild Onion Control in Lawns: Vinegar, Tolerance, and Soil Health; Mechanical Control of Wild Onions in Centipede Grass; Wild Onion Control in Bermudagrass: Persistence Required

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