tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post3858096108962381199..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Re-sprouting LeeksMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-44181490402999801022015-11-01T09:00:28.219+00:002015-11-01T09:00:28.219+00:00Just as with your experiments with capsicum you ar...Just as with your experiments with capsicum you are dealing with a perennial plant Mark (although leek normally grows as a biennial)<br />Mine frequently get left in as a result of neglect and they sprout again. I don't find they do very well and usually bolt in early spring.<br />Some varieties produce small plants at the base and I understand that sometimes they are grown on in Winter in greenhouses to eventually make huge leeks for the traditional north east leek showsRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-48115380654598343012015-10-31T22:18:47.428+00:002015-10-31T22:18:47.428+00:00I have been doing this for years Mark - some of my...I have been doing this for years Mark - some of my leeks have been in the ground for at least four years - they are never quite as t hick as the original leeks but still perfectly edible.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-31589372077983582802015-10-31T17:30:38.318+00:002015-10-31T17:30:38.318+00:00 If it works maybe you will have invented a new wa... If it works maybe you will have invented a new way of harvesting links so that they grow again. Cutting them off rather than digging them up :-) Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-14305357137181320532015-10-31T14:58:41.402+00:002015-10-31T14:58:41.402+00:00It'll be interesting to see how it works out.It'll be interesting to see how it works out.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com