Did you planted your ramps in the shade or partial shade?
Did you planted ramps in well-drained soil, rich in organic matter?
Are you making sure the soil is consistently moist, but never soggy or flooded?
Did you mulch your ramps with hardwood foliage?
Do you fertilize your ramps frequently?
Do you keep your ramps free of pests and diseases?
Ramps are spring woodland plants so they need protection from the extreme sun and heat of summer. If you can't plant them on the edge of a woodland, where they will be sheltered as the trees leaf out, at least give them a spot in shade to partial shade.
To grow ramps in your yard, try to pick a site as close to their native growing conditions as possible. They are usually found in moist areas, under deciduous trees. The soil should have a good amount of organic matter in it and be well-draining.
Ramps like regular moisture, but they do not grow well in wet soils. If other woodland flowers such as bloodroot, trillium, and trout lily will grow in the area, ramps should do fine. They are only actively growing for a short period in the spring, so there is little room for error.
Hardwood leaves provide the best mulch for ramps. Poor results have been obtained with pine bark and commercial mulches and they should be avoided.
Ramps may need no feeding if the soil is rich in organic matter and has a neutral pH. They prefer soil with relatively high levels of calcium and magnesium; if your soil conditions are poor, consider feeding with these nutrients first.
Good job! You are taking good care of your ramps.
Ramps are susceptible to pests like allium leafminer and leek moth. Cover plants with row cover to prevent adults of these insects from laying eggs on plants.
https://www.thespruce.com/growing-ramps-in-the-vegetable-garden-1403463
https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/cultivation-of-ramps-allium-tricoccum-and-a-burdickii
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/ramps/grow-wild-leek-ramps.htm
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Hi! I’m Sreten Filipović. I graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade, with a master's degree in Environmental Protection in Agricultural Systems. I’ve worked as a researcher at Finland's Natural Resources Institute (LUKE) on a project aimed at adapting south-western Finland to drought episodes. I founded a consulting agency in the field of environment and agriculture to help farmers who want to implement the principles of sustainability on their farms. I’m also a founding member of the nonprofit organization Ecogenesis from Belgrade whose main goal is non-formal education on the environment and ecology. In my spare time, I like to write blog posts about sustainability, the environment, animal farming, horticulture, and plant protection. I’ve also published several science-fiction short stories.
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