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My usual leek growing success did not materialise last year. There are still some in flower pots which were sown between March and June last year. Thay are about 6in. tall and have survived the winter. What are the chances of them taking off when the weather gets warmer? I have some in the poly GH and some outside.
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Hi there- and welcome to the Vine!
I've planted out pencil sized leeks the following Spring and found they did grow/thicken up but went to seed quite quickly.
I think it's worth planting them out when it gets warmer- but keep an eye on them and take them before the flower stem starts forming inside.
They are perennial , so you would expect them to flower this year anyway.
There are 2 types of leek- some hardier than others. Do you know which variety you have?"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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Thanks for the reply, from memory, I think they are Zermatt & Muss'ro.Comment
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Leeks are biennial. Flowering the second year then dying. Yours will just go to seed but you may be able to cook the thin stems and get a nice meal from them.Comment
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I have about 90 leeks in the ground - maybe 8-10in tall, 1/2in thick - they're musselburgh
also have a couple of dozen bandit leeks in large tomato pots - not quite as tall/thick as the musselburgh, but looking "ok"
i'd like them to leave them in the ground to grow more, and pull them up when i'm ready to use the ground for something else .... any idea how long they can stay in the ground for? same as above??Comment
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They are likely torun to seed around May but perhaps even earlier where you areComment
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what if they were cut down,as TS does,i wonder if they still run to seed,or if it will give them a bit of boost,so as to get a better harvest,sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these
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Id say give it ago or just pull them up and put them in a stirfryComment
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Leeks are biennials. They will run to seed.Comment
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We have lots of small leeks (planted late after the Japanese onions, rubbish weather, but hey-ho). Dig 'em up, clean and trim them, roll them in oil, salt, pepper, drop 'em on a hot griddle pan, get some nice charred lines.... lovely
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