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Title: Ramps are coming
Post by: greensider on March 03, 2020, 12:33:27 PM
I drive past a nice patch of ramps several times a day on a west facing slope they are about 3 inches tall right now should be an early harvest
Title: Re: Ramps are coming
Post by: greensider on March 31, 2020, 04:16:58 PM
Almost a month after they started looking good

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Title: Re: Ramps are coming
Post by: Ziffystriperchum on March 31, 2020, 04:37:04 PM
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Title: Re: Ramps are coming
Post by: greensider on March 31, 2020, 05:57:06 PM
After I move end of the month I might have to give my spots for mushrooms and ramps to someone
Title: Re: Ramps are coming
Post by: Ziffystriperchum on March 31, 2020, 07:42:01 PM
I’m right here!
Title: Re: Ramps are coming
Post by: 1shot1kill on March 31, 2020, 09:15:33 PM
I played around with transplanting ramps last season w/o a lot of expectations and much to my surprise they're coming up this season.
Title: Re: Ramps are coming
Post by: greensider on April 06, 2020, 02:17:08 PM
First harvest of the spring

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Title: Re: Ramps are coming
Post by: Gordon on April 06, 2020, 02:23:10 PM
I just picked some yesterday, time for ramp pesto tonight!
Title: Re: Ramps are coming
Post by: greensider on April 07, 2020, 08:26:02 AM
Ok you inspired me I went and got some to transplant at our new place putting them behind shop where there is more shade and water from roof will keep them damp
Title: Re: Ramps are coming
Post by: Overland on April 07, 2020, 09:51:07 AM
How much longer until you think we'll start seeing morels? Another two weeks?
Title: Re: Ramps are coming
Post by: greensider on April 07, 2020, 10:33:24 AM
Can never tell I didn’t find many until mid may last year only a couple earlier but should definitely check at least once every 3 or 4 days if we get rain
Title: Re: Ramps are coming
Post by: walkabout on April 07, 2020, 05:49:50 PM
I think you need temps in the low 50,s for 4 or 5 nights in a row for the morels.
Title: Re: Ramps are coming
Post by: Ziffystriperchum on April 07, 2020, 06:56:59 PM
I think you need temps in the low 50,s for 4 or 5 nights in a row for the morels.
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Title: Re: Ramps are coming
Post by: 1shot1kill on April 07, 2020, 08:11:41 PM
Greensider, the transplanting actually went really well.  I just found half a dozen more clusters I transplanted last year on my property in West Shokan.  I'm going to plant some more this year too with the hopes of eventually creating some nice patches.  Just like when you plant anything, I was really careful about trying to keep a nice dirt ball around the root (bulb) cluster and I think it helped.  I soaked them really well once in the ground at the new location as well.  I was skeptical at first, because all the leaves wilted and died off after the transplant, but was pleasantly surprised to see them all coming back up this year.  Good luck!
Title: Re: Ramps are coming
Post by: Overland on April 07, 2020, 10:43:05 PM
I think you need temps in the low 50,s for 4 or 5 nights in a row for the morels.

Thanks. That was my understanding as well, and I know folks are finding them mid-May around here pretty consistently. However, the one (and only) spot I know, I always find them the first week of turkey season and they're always too far past their prime to be worth harvesting. With the added free time right now I was hoping to get on them earlier this year when I can actually harvest some. I'm thinking I'll start checking around two weeks from now.
Title: Re: Ramps are coming
Post by: greensider on April 08, 2020, 06:44:53 AM
Look for elms that are dying more than already dead I have a spot where they come up early and across the road they come up a week after you have to put the miles in to find them for sure I will check my early spot next week but only out of curiosity
Title: Re: Ramps are coming
Post by: greensider on April 10, 2020, 02:03:39 PM
Hit another spot today i call this spot leek valley

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Title: Re: Ramps are coming
Post by: 1shot1kill on April 11, 2020, 06:52:56 AM
I probably could have gotten a better picture, but hit a spot today and the entire hillside, as far as the eye can see is covered.  Now if only I could get this lucky with morels.  Have only found a few here and there.
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