Leeks

Today's news - I didn't "shave" or "cut with scissors" the heads of 2 leeks - I nipped off all the seeds with my finger nails and scattered the seeds in a foot square "bed" alongside the mother leeks. Let's see if I can propagate a single leek in 3 different ways - the 3rd being leaving it in the ground to send up side leeks.

The usually two 'kingpods' that form at the base of the leek will grow quickly but very quickly run to seed. These too can be propagated in a similar way. Its the leeks third line of defense for making sure its strain survives! The leek grass from these two seedheads will have exactly the same qualities as the parent leek.
You can only propoagate vegetatively for a couple of yeara as it is similar to cloning and you start to hit reversion issues!