HUGE Leek Harvest!
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2016
- there is nothing more fun than harvesting the leeks at the end of the
year. Massive, odd looking, and very delicious. There is something to
be said about 100% organic, grown from seed leeks. They are something
everyone brags about since their flavor is so highly sought after!
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I'd love to see a growing guide on leeks.
me 2! My seedlings seem to want to say 2 cm tiny strings. :/
Me too please!
Exactly the same as onions.
I would recommend transplanting leeks into ur bed, when transplanting take something and make a hole about 8 inches into the ground and then drop in the transplant. it will blanch the lower section and produces a more desirable leek. Another way to do it is to plant normally and then go back and mound dirt as it grows you can also do both methods together. keep up the great vids!
I would love to see how you process all your vegetables and storage techniques. Maybe do a series on that. Love this channel.
That would be awesome!
I love the leaves, they are great in stews and soups! The roots are great to throw on salads too, or in a stir fry. Those are beautiful leeks! What variety were they? I let my leeks go as long as possible, they end up waist high and some of them are almost as thick as my wrist. If they start to go to seed I just pinch off the seed head. Leeks freeze really well, and that makes me a happy girl!
Those are some really nice leeks! I like to plant them in alternate rows with carrots, because the smell of the carrot greens confuses the leek pests and the leeks do the same thing to carrot flies. Leeks can also be stored outside over the winter. Dig a shallow trench, put the leeks in the trench root end down and then let them lean against one side of the trench. then put some loose dirt, straw and / or dry leaves on top. That way, they will be easy to retrieve a few at a time, all winter long.
Rather than pulling and freezing your leeks, you might consider--assuming you love leeks as much as you indicate--growing Blue Solaise leeks as a late fall-winter-spring crop. With that heirloom variety, you can simply go outside to the bed in winter and harvest one when you want, given that Blue Solaise overwinters in Vermont with little to no protection. In fact, you may want to devote two beds to leeks, the variety you are saving seeds for (I didn't hear you say the name) and reserve the Blue Solaise for use for winter, when there's very little reason to go into the garden. I always get spring fever in winter, so having something growing there then is a pleasure.
When they start to go to seed I snap off the seed tops and saute them in butter,and they are so yummy!
I like the harvest videos because some of the things you grow, and more specifically the varieties you grow, are things I have never grown before and plan on growing next year. Being such a visual learner, it's nice to watch these harvest videos and see what I'm supposed to be looking for in the plants when I'm ready to harvest. I'm planning on growing leeks (from MIgardener seeds!) next year, and if I would have harvested a leek with a soft core, I would have no idea what caused it and I most likely would have made the same mistake next year. Plus, it's fun to see your harvest because I had a tiny garden this year so I can live vicariously through you guys. 😂 So KEEP DOING THE HARVEST VIDEOS PLEASE.
I love seeing harvest videos ,but I also love seeing cooking videos!
Love seeing your harvests! Keep it up!
I love all of your videos so far! Thanks for the help and sharing!
I love harvest videos and the best part is seeing how excited and proud (as well u should be) about the fruit of your labors! Thanks for making these updates -katrina
I enjoy the harvest videos! I am learning a lot.
Keep them coming. Nice to see what that awesome soil is helping produce. Cheers!
always enjoy the harvest videos and all the others. and congrats on the house.
I love these videos xD I always learn a lot about gardening watching you and your family :) thanks for everything you do and for sharing your knowledge!
Like always very good video and harvest!! nice job...!!
Great harvest! I love leeks.
I love eating the leaves of the leeks, they're good as cut noodles and crunchy chips. Go ahead and grow them to full size!
love the harvest vids... keep them coming
leeks that start to bolt and get soft are perfect for leek soup.
I doubt it tastes any different softer. I had some onions that bolted first year, but left them in the garden til I had to move them out, ate them anyway. Different look, same oniony taste. though not ideal size, certainly nothing wrong with eating it. Git in my belly!
@@Jj-gi2uv How I wish you were near me. I battle burdock all summer long. I definitely DO NOT plant it, and it's all over the place. Good for female complaints, I know, but that's mainly the roots, and given that the roots go deeeep and are hard to get out, I pity the poor woman who is willing to work that hard for a bit of natural medicine. I'm beyond the age, thankfully.
Great leeks, Luke! Wow! What a harvest. I might try growing leeks next year.
I wish you would show how things grow like the inbetween from when you first plant it to when you harvest no one shows the updates on how it grew and the problems and any information that happens..
Love leeks!! Good harvest!
Love, love, seeing all you gardening tips. Keep it up! How do you store most of your vegetables for the winter?
love the harvest videos.
wow wow!!! and kongratulations for the new house!!!
I like your harvest videos, keep them coming if you can!:)
Loads more harvest videos coming next season!
Hi, Harvest videos are very helpful!!! Please do more. I would like to know what I need to do to prep the leeks for freezing. Thanks.
Leeks are biennials, won't make seed until their second season. I leave mine in-ground over the winter, harvesting them as I need them, mulching the soil to prevent a hard freeze when necessary. Of course when they're exposed to heat in late winter or in the spring, they'll make flowers and seeds. (Wasps love the leek flowers, by the way, so appreciate them for the pollinators they are.) Oh, and leeks aren't "a plant with roots and leaves:" they're a packet of tightly rolled, almost concentric leaves (which as you, Luke, have observed can grow to impressive length!) with a root system. For those who wondered, ALL of the leaf is usable although not all of it is enjoyable to most people who have tried eating it out of hand. There is NO other vegetable which transplants so easily, without fuss, and without succumbing to transplant shock.
Like the harvesting vid's, keep'um coming!
Thanks Wanda! How is your garden doing? :)
I love harvest videos! :-)
I've never grown leeks. Those looked wonderful!
I love watching your videos. Please make some videos of how you incorporate your harvests into your dishes.
We will over on our second channel ua-cam.com/users/micasavlogs
You can leave the leeks in the ground all winter! Usually they don't go to seed until the second spring. You can harvest anytime all winter. They survive freezes just fine. We eat all of the leaves as well.
Wow, beautiful. I want to add leek to the garden because I love them. I'm here suffering leek envy!
Leek and potato soup is very good!
Wow is an understatement!
yes, please...more harvest videos! Thanks!
Harvested my leeks today, I was impressed.
Love it Luke, thanx
thank u for the info, how do u harvest the seed?
love all your videos
I've never grown leeks. is it like an onion or garlic as far as growing it? I'd love a growing guide and seed harvest video in the future!
WOW! These look amazing. I love leeks! 😊
Thank you for posting your videos. They are very helpful!
My leeks seem to flower before they reach this size - and when they flower, the centre of the leek becomes very tough and no amount of cooking makes them tender enough to eat.
I start under lights in spring, transplant the young plants late summer and leave over-winter to harvest around this time (June). No signs of flower stalks yet so maybe I should leave them another month to see if they fill out. 🤔
Once again, thank you 😊
Those were beautiful.
I grow them over winter and harvest mid spring. They grow (slowly) over winter even in part shade, then pick up a lot of growth rapidly when spring hits.
Made chicken and leek pies with them - delicious. Leek and potato soup next.
I love to watch this channel but...... I love watching Mi Casa much more LOL
When I was young, I would watch a gardening program called Crockett's Victory Garden (ask your parents about it) every Sunday just before noon. Anyway, during one episode, he harvested a leek that was the size of a baseball bat! Maybe that can be your goal for next season's crop. I appreciate yours videos.
I loved that show. He was a great gardener and taught me a lot about gardening.
What do you use to fertilize your leeks? Compost, Manure? Do you mulch them? Any special soil amendments at planting time? Thanks for the info, always love your videos!!
I would recommend over planting, then thin them out as you harvest. (Harvest in between to reduce the overcrowding.)
Chop them into 'onion' rings. Use the whole plant. Fry them in cooking oil until they start to brown. Delicious with bacon and eggs. Yummy, greasy breakfast! :)
We love leeks!!! We make Leek soup. Wonderful and grow fairly well.
french leek soup is to die for.
Luke... Dig ya a 6" hole when ya plant your transplant - fill as the leek grows - and even hill it some when its big enough... Push that white well up the stalk... You'll get more usable / flavorful production out of your leeks... They look great so you got the soil (etc) correct... Just get 'em deeper and hill 'em up and you'll be the Leek Master... LOL
Burying them deeper and hilling them up some will cool them too and help dodge that bolting... Don't forget that they are a two year plant like an onion (bulb first year, seeds the next) so saving seed from a first year bolter is not a trait ya wanna encourage...
so how close is too close for mature leeks? wondering how close you did here... and what is done now. would love to see a growing guide on leeks!
PLease show us how you started your leek garden.
Couldn't you plant them close, then use some out of the middle to thin them to allow the others to get bigger. In the long run getting some to use throughout the season and getting larger ones in your final harvest?
Can't you leave them in the garden all through winter?
can all of the leaves be used for things like stock? even what you discarded and dropped on the ground?
Nice leek harvest. I have some seedlings, I will be planting this winter. Will be the first time. Hope they turned out like yours:-)
Cultivating Organic by Jo & Mig when is the best time to stray these from seed? I live in central Arkansas myself.
can you do a leek growing video? Do you start from seed? Do you transplant them? Grow twice in the spring and fall?
I have read that if u plant over crowded then u can thin it out throughout the season by eating it as required
What kind of ground do I need to grow those beautiful leeks? Any hints? I didn't have any luck when I tried to grow them.
What are the little nubs or mini bulbs at the bottom of my fresh picked leeks?
Get that man a pair of shears! 😂
Was wondering about freezing them. Can you still use them raw afterwards or do they need to be put into foods you cook? Wondering if they get 'mushy' after freezing like some stuff. thanks
Are leeks good for cooking Michigan gardener? opinion rsvp
how far apart do you plant them?
Did you plant from seed?
I didn't have leek seed but I saved the root from one I got from the store and it is growing
How do you suggest storing excess? Freeze sliced? Dried? Can they overwinter on a shelf intact?
what variety do you grow?
so these are a cool weather veggie? I wonder how they then would do in the hot Arizona desert....
Plant them thick then pick every other one to thin out
You said that you was going to freeze some. I thought leeks didn't freeze well? Is that wrong? What's the best way to preserve them?
My leaks didn't come up this year. Hopefully I'll have better luck next year.
Great job! What type of leek is that? I just planted some called Bandit.
It is a American Flag leek
i love it
You could always blanch them
can you grow leeks in southern florida?
Before Frost? After Frost? Maybe that horse has left the barn for me. I have never worried about frost on my onions, so is this my answer?
What variety of leek is this?
Hi can we eat the leafs while the leeks are on the ground? Just like green onions?
you can!
they dehydrate great and then and to soups, stews, and even when frying meat. I grind up some dehydrated leeks mix with salt and use as onion salt because onions hurt my stomach.
Oh no! :(
How do you freeze them
Can't you cut them leaving the roots and part of them stem in the garden and regrow them? Getting another harvest from them?
I grew a bunch this season, and the average white bulb to leaf was 12" or 300mm They like a bit of water, and plenty of space if they get big enough. The cross section was about the same as a coffee cup. I let a few go to seed and the average seed flower was about the size of a standard orange. Even after going to seed, the tightness of the layers had not diminished very much.
what part of the country do you live. in? I am in Ky and my leeks didn't do well at all. Maybe not enough water.
I dont know exactly what variety of leek it is, but it is topsetting. A flower on one of them bent too badly and died off so I harvested it and I was curious what the scape tastes like. It was kinda sweet, but It had a kick to it also. It was about as spicy as those light green peppers.
do you have a problem with flies/grubs in your leeks? we used to have a problem like that growin onions and they are related. i havent grown them to avoid the bugs. we are in california zone 11 ish.
Any with a lot more white?
What was the germination rate? I'm having a difficult time getting them to germinate.
nearly 100%
Ps..... You should put one of them into your pocket. Yeah, so someone can yell, "Hey everyone, Luke has a leek in his pants!" LOL I crack myself up! Thanks! :)
how do you freeze them?
just dice them up and freeze them! They freeze perfectly!
Never tasted leeks, just reading about it and sounds like only blanched part is edible. I will try one day.
super good. branch out.
Janice B Thank you, I will try them as soon as possible and will grow as well.
I started leeks but they never seem to grow well for me.
Try try again! We will have a complete growing guide on them in the spring.
thanks
no,no. leak a biannuells. dont take seeds on bolting first years.
I agree, that´s not a trait you want to encourage.... =/ leave one unbolted leek and let it flower next year in stead. =)
These should have been harvested a couple weeks prior.. They are too large.. Makes them soft, stronger tasting, and not as tender..