leeks

Last year I sowed some leeks quite late on the allotment.

I did get some earlier plants from a car boot sale which turned out great

I transplanted some of my own grown ones which I am still digging out .. Some of this seedlings were left in the seed bed and are about pencil thickness .

Would these transplant to grow on as an earlier crop ? I have this years sowing germinated in cold greenhouse ..

Dave

 

Eat them now as 'baby leeks' as they will run to seed just the same as the overwintering bigguns do.

 

I agree with Scrungee, Dave. They'll just go to seed. Eat them as baby leeks - cooked for seconds in melted butter - lovely.

 

And on the subject of baby leeks, I'll always prick out some sown in the greenhouse into clumps in cell trays, then drop the whole bunch into a dibbered hole to produce those expensive 'baby leeks' sold for premium rates in supermarkets.

 

We're on the same wavelength with leeks, Scrungee.
I always plant a short row of multiple leeks in the same hole to get babies for the the table. The supermarket charges a fortune for them. Same with all baby veg.

 

Thanks for your response .. Will get them dug up ..

Dave

 

Thanks for the idea regarding planting in bunches Scrungee. I've been growing them for years but never gave a thought to baby leeks - I always chucked my surplus seedlings onto the compost heap.