Topic: Leeks

[Lizann]

My leeks are looking a bit poorly under about 8 inches of snow.  Should I have lifted them and frozen them by now?  Never had enough in the past to last this long, but had a good crop this year. 

[Chrispy]

They will be fine, when the weather warms up they will even continue to grow, but you will want to dig them up before they start to go to seed.

[Lizann]

Thanks.  Am relieved I won't lose them.  Just dug one out (with great difficulty) and made soup, as reckoned it was just like using it from the freezer.   :)

[saddad]

With the exception of Kale, Leks are one of the hardiest of vegetables.. .  ;D

[antipodes]

I agree - last year mine were exposed to some terribly cold temperatures, well below zero and they were fine and dandy. They are a bugger to get out when the ground is really hard though, I tend to dig out the last ones as I start planting the spring crops...

[PurpleHeather]

We all have to make decisions based on what we know.

Thnkfully we now know lot more