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(14-11-2020, 03:47 PM)Broadway Wrote: So for clarity and probably a stupid 101 question when they flower that will be the end of their growth?Its the end of their edibility because there will be a hard stem running up the centre of the leek to the flower head.
They still keep growing because their aim is to flower and produce seed. I leave them to do fulfil themselves unless I need the space, when I dig them up and replant them in my permanent leek bed (NOT the Babington leek bed which is different).
When you leave the leek to flower, it forms side bulbs at the base, underground. You can eat these or replant them, as you would with garlic cloves.
Also, after you've pulled a leek, if you cut off the root end with an inch or so of stem and replant it, it will regrow.
A leek is for life, not just for cooking.
The Moneyless Chicken says:-
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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