Topic: Leek question help please

[grawrc]

Lots of my leeks have produced flower stems although not yet actually flowering. Is it still possible to use them with their hard central core or should I just add them to the compost? I don't really want to go to all the trouble of preparing them for the freezer just to ditch them a few weeks down the road.

[Tee Gee]

Do you mean from last years stock??

[grawrc]

I planted them last year (July/ August after the first early potatoes) and have been pulling them since late autumn. They should all have been harvested earlier this year but I  haven't been able to so they are now attempting to flower.

[Tee Gee]

You could cut them up in a way that removes the core and save the softer parts.

OK what you will get will only be suitable for stir fries or stews.

Otherwise do as you say..............compost them!!

[grawrc]

Thank you! I think I'll save myself the hassle and compost them. ;)

[markfield rover]

Two years ago the same for me,I let one or two flower and go to seed thinking that it would look pretty, it did ,then the heads
sprang into life loads of tiny leekettes( September) so I potted them up and had early plants late the following spring.

[Marymary]

I find they are fine in soups.

[OllieC]

I find they are fine in soups.

I second that - mostly the hard bits blend up fine and if they don't they're easily removed...