flowering leeks

[tracy]

hi there my leeks have started to flower do i need to take the flower heads off or is it best if i dig up the leeks now ?
cheers tracy

[SarzWix]

How long have they been planted tracy? I've never had a leek go to seed except in it's second year...
They are good flowers for bees, so you could leave them in and then collect the seeds for next year.

[tracy]

they have been in the raised bed for about 4 ish months we have had a recent hot spell i dont think that helped .if i dig them up too early will the flavour not be there

[marathon]

hi there my leeks have started to flower do i need to take the flower heads off or is it best if i dig up the leeks now ?
cheers tracy

Are they in their second year if so wait for the seed head and save the seed for next year.

[SarzWix]

You can dig them up as soon as they look big enough to use, they taste and smell 'leeky' as soon as they're bigger than grass

[tracy]

no they are still in the first year

[Two_Sheds]

leeks in Spain?

I would have thought too hot ?

[tracy]

i can only grow through the winter if i dont harvest leeks onions and peas by the middle of august they just die but i water twice a day and even in the height of summer (when its 40 degrees) nearly all other crops do well just get a bit wilty