Grow Leeks - The Vegetable that Keeps on Giving from Seed to Table

[@munrosewarne6551]

I love the details; hand made crocks, old world aluminium flame pressure cooker, quaint wall shelves, enamel cooktop ... the world you share with us feels familiar, warm and comforting. You’ve inspired me to wrangle out an old packet of leek seeds from my collection, and to find a spot for it in the garden. Be well Siloe, and thank you for this week’s video.

[@suburbanhomestead]

I appreciate your kind words

[@ShelsaNdemanou]

Your videos are real pieces of art. I look forward to see them every sunday. TY.

[@JohnDoe_88]

Forsure he films on another artistic level home made. Respect

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thank you. See you there

[@marypinakat8594]

Shelsa Talks, pieces of art. Absolutely!

[@AdamCzechJ]

This channel is a gem!

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks friend

[@BlueGardenCottage]

Love leeks! I live in Wales UK and leeks are the national vegetable. Like daffodils are our national flower and rugby is the national sport. Not just fantastic in leek and potato soup, but also merely sliced, lightly sauteed in butter or marge and then sprinkled with a tiny bit of salt and ground black pepper. Yum!

[@suburbanhomestead]

Yes they are amazing veggies!

[@sarahjones5003]

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[@DanielleDeFreeze]

I love the shot of you in the dark kitchen with just the oven light and the steam from the soup pot. You're such a talented artist😍

[@susieq7552]

Wish we had smell a vision, thank you.

[@suburbanhomestead]

I have to agree

[@sarahkgoldstein]

Thank you for this video about leeks, Siloe! My 6-year-old son and I love your channel and have been watching for many seasons. You inspired us to create a small garden together in our front yard-our only sunny spot-and we love watching your tips and recipes together. We planted leeks a year ago and many wintered over. We’re now excited to let a few go to seed this coming summer to attract more pollinators. Thank you for the ongoing inspiration across generations.

[@PermacultureHomestead]

i let my onions go to seed they are a great flower. thanks siloe

[@suburbanhomestead]

They sure are my friend

[@stephkrunic3884]

Lovely as always. Thank you. Growing aliums (bulb and clumping and "spring onions"/ scallions) from seed has been a disappointing activity in my gardens of the last few years... old seed, poor germination, HEAT...Whatever the case the result was always NO ONIONS. So i changed strategy. Potato onion, Egyptian walking onions and purchasing scallions from the store, chopping the bottom inch or 2 of white root and planting that to use as a cut and come again vegetable has given best success. We have had cool (for us!!!) Autumn weather so a slow cooked soup will be perfect today. Thanks Siloe.

[@strawberries1411]

I have leeks in the garden too...since I have planted some years ago..they have multiply themselves..I forget to use them...but I enjoy their bloom very much...last year I saw that the blooms turned in very little leak seedlings still on the bloom...some even with small roots and green leek leaves poking out..they falls to the ground and sow themselves.. I took a few and sow them elsewhere and I got myself another patch with leeks I don't even have to worry about saving the seeds..

[@Revilosinned]

Thank you for the informative video. I've been growing leeks for years now. I have never let them flower. They are too good to waste. I will be saving seed from the plants from now on! The soup looked fantastic too!

[@briandavies7456]

Love the cinematography in this, very filmic.

[@leadingbyxample]

Trying leeks again this year after a miserable fail two years ago. Love your work!

[@blaqfish]

Your videos are like a story come to life. Kudos!

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks for listening

[@CompartilhandoArte]

Great vídeo and images Siloé!! The soup looks delicious😍 i want to try...Love to hear you and Evelyn singing. Congratulations 👏👏👏

[@Another534]

damn youre camera work is on point, rustic supreme.

[@leahveal9501]

Leeks are one of my favorite ingredients. I might try growing them, thanks for inspiration!

[@suburbanhomestead]

Yes, do try if you have a sunny spot

[@seedaholicgardens9085]

I do so love your videos Siloe'. Every one is a masterfully presented well told tale of the garden which inspires me. Than k you.

[@gogotrololo]

any time i use mushrooms like you did, i usually toss in the smallest pinch of powdered kelp for a salty ocean flavour. people always wonder why my soups are so good.... it's the seaweed muahahaha! a tablespoon or two of nutritional yeast is also a really great way to up the "creamy" nature of soups.... I'm 100% going to make a split pea and leek soup this week now hah!

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks for the tip

[@talingkas]

Excellence, creativity and generosity exemplified. Thank you.

[@2youngbon2]

Your videos are so artistic, elegant and informative. Thank you for this exquisite video about leeks. Loved it!

[@DanielleDeFreeze]

Yaaaaaayyyy Leeks!! I adore the creamy mild flavor of leeks. I love them in beans and soups like the beautiful one you made here. Thank you so much for this video. I've always wanted to grow my own, and also I'm glad to see a way to use the entire leek and not just the white part. Also, I'm loving the sitar in your song!! It's so soothing and beautiful. Bravo again Siloé!

[@lauriebosworth5325]

Yum! That's it, I'm growing leeks this year lol...Thanks for the great advice and inspiration!

[@suburbanhomestead]

You are welcome

[@obornyi2407]

even in germany you have fans nice video, like all of yours

[@jeffersond517]

Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into your videos. You give us a present each edition.

[@paulveg8524]

I am growing leeks for the first time this year. I shall certainly let a few of them go to seed.

[@flowergrowersmith449]

One of the truly great vegetables to grow at home. Wonderful. Give me leek and potato soup please!!

[@deniedsanity]

Thanks so much Siloe, learnt alot today! Now to find out more about the root you mixed with your soup

[@MichelleHernandezcraftymaven]

Leeks are some of the only seedlings that survived a long cold and wet spring this year- we really treasured the ones we got planted and I plant to plant a whole bed this year- they did spectacularly in my arid Utah yard with clay soil.

[@Sun-soilproductions]

Such a handsome and talented gardener love your videos!

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks

[@spoolsandbobbins]

Your videos are beautiful and so artistic! Simply lovely! Thank you, from Nova Scotia

[@BouncySlim1]

Tee shirt: Nature knows true abundance. -Suburban Homestead

[@aliciav4352]

YES!!! This is such a good idea!!

[@suburbanhomestead]

😁

[@seedaholicgardens9085]

@@suburbanhomestead I'd buy one!

[@stephkrunic3884]

Me too. Please let it ship to Australia. Xx

[@MakeItSo_ST]

I'm so glad you are producing videos again!

[@suburbanhomestead]

I’m happy to hear that

[@californiagardeningmom3441]

Love this! That soup looks awesome

[@aliciav4352]

The leek blooms look beautiful. I have grown chives and green onions before, but never leeks. I'm going to have to try that and let some go to seed so I can see how many more beneficial insects it will draw. I have a small garden in the front yard per your inspiration. I have "companion" planted so I have flowers growing with my zucchini, collard greens, swiss chard, spinach, and arugula. Your soup looked amazing and reminded me I haven't made a pea soup in quite a while. Thank you for another Sunday, I can't wait till next Sunday!!

[@tamekahill2826]

If you buy the leek plant you are going to be planted for ever hunni.There's so many plants one container it took two days for.Wish I had the seeds much easier. This there 1 year they doing beautifully.Happy planting.

[@suburbanhomestead]

It is worth trying

[@TheRustySpigot]

Another great video and recipe. Thank you.

[@i-chiulucero9647]

Love your video and thanks for keep making them.

[@lindaknittel7648]

Fantastic video! Would you kindly share that pea and leek soup recipe? It looked.....AMAZING!!

[@BRM101]

Another exquisite production thank you sir 👌🏻

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks

[@gvas7560]

Very nice video. Thank you for sharring the recipe. I want to try it now😊 Keep up the good work 👍 God bless you 🤗

[@suburbanhomestead]

I think you will like it.

[@rosagapi]

you can also cook?? that soup sure is delicious!!

[@MrVirkMedia]

Quality video production like always

[@racheltomlinson2257]

Love your narrative in explaining things,so delightful to read. Taro ??? I have ordered some seeds and look forward to grow them and hope to harvest some to try. Thank you lots for your wonderful teachings and the subtitles. I enjoyed your DVD very much,lovely artistic. Take care and i look forward to see more of your amazing films. : )

[@Florestinhadamontanha]

Eu também uso as folhas. Gosto demais de alho poró. Desta vez deixei florir, semeei as sementes, deixei eles no solo por mais tempo e vou testar plantar os bulbos que cresceram. Parece alho comum. Gostei dessa sua receita.

[@JohnDoe_88]

Your right man I gotta grow some leeks

[@suburbanhomestead]

You won’t regret it

[@MichelleHernandezcraftymaven]

I just took a class on this yesterday- sloooooowly mounding up over a period of weeks definitely strikes me as high maintenance but if already in the garden why not just try them out? I am planting American Flag but I recently found out there are 71 day Leeks- I'm eager to find seeds for those.

[@RiverPlaid]

What a lovely video 🌸

[@superslyfoxx1]

Another beautiful video.

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks

[@patgsmith5538]

do you think you will be able to grow rhubarb?

[@samstruyven2299]

Mushroom and leek risotto is one of my favourite autumn dishes for sure! I wonder if you could share the name of the song in the background? Greetings

[@suburbanhomestead]

It is part of the suburban Homestead soundtrack album: Taproot

[@lindaknittel7648]

How are these leeks growing, Siloé? Did they germinate?

[@அவானிஉயர்ந்தது]

Nothing could cure my winter blues 😌But I like leeks anyway. Never tried leek soup I cook it with olive oil and consume cold dressing with lemon juice

[@suburbanhomestead]

That sounds delicious!

[@karendaniel8149]

Beautiful video as always. I'm curious though, why can't you harvest a leek that has formed a seed head? I'm wondering if that also holds true for garlic. It may explain why my homegrown garlic doesn't taste right. Karen

[@suburbanhomestead]

Leeks become tough when they flower. Hardneck garlic varieties should flower, but the scapes should be snapped before they actually bloom so the energy goes into making the bulbs bigger.

[@anothergoogleuser]

Thank you for sharing.

[@brianwhite9555]

Great video, I learned a lot! I had heard of yellow peas, and pigeon peas, but didn't know they were the same until I looked them up. I've never eaten either one. Based on the ingredients, your soup sounded wonderful! Could your recipe be considered an ethnic dish? I'm going to check & see if my local grocer carries yellow peas. I grew leeks for the 1st. time last year. Mine didn't flower. I'm glad you explained that they are bi-annuals, flowering in the 2nd. year. I did have two that survived the winter here in SE Michigan, so I look forward to seeing if they flower this year. I do like to provide food for the pollinators, and then I'll be able to harvest seed. Thanks for all the info!

[@brianwhite9555]

P.S. I did grow my 2018 leeks from seed, indoors. But I would like to try your method of just broadcasting the seed directly. Here in zone 6, should I seed in late fall, or wait until the following spring?

[@LaHortetadeBussy]

thanks for sharing. greetings from Spain

[@kwall1464]

This is great!

[@noemivela9524]

Wonderful videos 😍

[@miqf914]

I am growing perennial leeks this year and am hoping for a good harvest, even though I forgot the prevalent advice not to plant alliums and fabaceae nea4 one another😐

[@suburbanhomestead]

Tell us how that turns out

[@Thesortvokter]

Love your vibes

[@deeparajesh123]

pressure cooker ❤ . it's a time saver :)

[@yesmansam6686]

Say, do you have a list of the music you used in this video? I especially want to know what that last song was.

[@suburbanhomestead]

If you search for “suburban homestead taproot” you will find the album. One song is called “olha o alho” the other “semente da gente “

[@yesmansam6686]

@@suburbanhomestead Alright, thanks a bunch😄

[@tamekahill2826]

Thanks for sharing.Now I some of your soup it look delicious.lol

[@suburbanhomestead]

You are welcome

[@KerenWang]

God. I LOVE LEEKS. Leeks for president.

[@suburbanhomestead]

Yes

[@imaginemyname5957]

Hello, I have a question for you, I wonder how you keep away snails and slugs? If you or anyone else is able to answer with an environmental friendly method it would be very kind of you. :)

[@BouncySlim1]

Some people place pennies around their beds. I've used beer. Place beer in a small container. Push into soil around the plant. The snails/slugs are attracted to the beer (probably the fermentations) they go into the cup and drown in the beer. Change weekly or after a rain. There are organic pesticide-like products available. Best of everything in your garden

[@imaginemyname5957]

@@BouncySlim1 Thank you very much this was very helpful, I have tried the beer method before, but it seems to attract not only the snails of my garden but the snails from our neighbors as well.

[@suburbanhomestead]

In the first years I used to have a significant slug problem, as I incorporated mulch and chop and drop more and more, I’ve seen their numbers drop tremendously. Either because they end up eating the abundant already decaying matter or because the mulch houses more predators to slugs.

[@imaginemyname5957]

@@suburbanhomestead Thank you very much for your answer:)

[@luannedimaggio2802]

Yum

[@SK-lt1so]

I prefer the smaller ones, which are impossible to find in commercial grocery stores. Very tender and less fibrous than larger leeks.

[@yvencia1150]

Great video as always.!!!!!!!!!💗💗💗😍😍🤗🌱🌱🤗

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thank you

[@fujieyanagawa5355]

Delicious!

[@suburbanhomestead]

It sure was

[@lolvivo8783]

Sometimes I just watch ur videos for sheer pleasure

[@suburbanhomestead]

I want to provide a space where people can wind down, relax and be inspired

[@lolvivo8783]

@@suburbanhomestead Thanks a lot. Btw nice flute and singing. You might just vlog ur editing routine too. Your presentation is uniquely artistic. Maybe u can give pro tips. Myself and others may just enjoy watching an artist in action (u know i am hardly an artist so learning is bit difficult). Edit Who's singing?

[@MangCukul0606]

Nice video!! :)

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks

[@jaridkeen123]

What ethnicity are you? You look Russian, Romanian, Ukrainian, or some Bolshevik.

[@RandolphCrane]

Can you be my daddy? 👅🙈 We could share a garden ❤