Growing Leeks From Seed to Harvest | How To Grow Great Leeks Every Time

[@squirrelsarepeopletoo6678]

I loved your helper at the end. Alex is such a handsome boy, I always look forward to seeing him. 🐕

[@gardenonthemoors]

Aww thank you! Yes, he loves to be involved in anything that's going on and help wherever possible 😁

[@HomeGrownVeg]

Nice leeks, nice video, well put together and presented. Jim.

[@gardenonthemoors]

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed the video

[@1Lightdancer]

Love leeks! Some of my favorites are the Babington topset leeks, abit smaller - you can harvest as 'cut and come again,' and they'll increase at the base, and plant the bulbils which grow from the flowers! I had a patch under my fig tree for 10 years - moved last fall, so starting again from the sets!

[@gardenonthemoors]

Oh wow they sound brilliant! Will have to take a look into them 😃

[@FranLu-qs2xv]

Glad this popped up. Lovely greenhouse area and lovely yard. I am taking notes to learn and plant new items while it is horribly cold outside. Thank you!

[@gardenonthemoors]

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed the video and good luck with the leeks 😁

[@DaisyDebs]

I'll be sowing mine tomorrow 🌿🌿🌿

[@gardenonthemoors]

Ah enjoy!!

[@gregzeigler3850]

I read that Giant Mussleburgh will become perennial after 3 years and divide at the bottom, like a bunching onion. That they can withstand the cold very well. Have you ever thought to try that?

[@gardenonthemoors]

Ooh that's interesting, and I can see that they would as they often have little baby leeks growing from their roots. We tend to just eat them when they're ready, they often develop rust in our damp climate as they age so wouldn't last that long.

[@gregzeigler3850]

@@gardenonthemoors Let a couple go to seed and save the seed for replanting then? In this economy one must save money anyway one can.

[@welshy890]

Lovely video, I have just planted some leaks from seed in a small planter and was worried that the shoots were too close together, but I see now that they’ll be fine thank you so much for your tips and for making such a sweet video. I cannot wait to eat my crops coming winter should all go well.

[@gardenonthemoors]

I'm sure they'll be great! Nothing better than eating your own veg, enjoy 😀

[@yesidtac7863]

Muy buena cosecha

[@gardenonthemoors]

Yes! They were delicious, thank you

[@jayevanns831]

Wow 👍

[@gardenonthemoors]

Thanks very much!

[@garyjjohnson9021]

Cheers for sharing , had a mare last year though where doing so well then the rain killed them off , apparently the roots got saturated! They were in a container though not in open ground

[@gardenonthemoors]

😮 woah that must have been a lot of rain!!! Hopefully you have better luck this year 🤞

[@harryfaber]

Good stuff! This year I will be growing 'Gros longue d'ete 2' and 'Bleu de Solaise' although normally I grow Musselburgh Giants.

[@gardenonthemoors]

That sounds brilliant! I hope they both do well for you 😊

[@lyndaturner6686]

Wow those are lovely leeks, I notice your in Cornwall , so am I but my leeks never grew that fat and I sowed Musselburgh, however it was very dry last summer and of course we had a hosepipe ban, I also noticed you filled in the holes , most online gardeners just fill the holes with water which is what I did . Maybe I’ll try your way this time. Only just found this video so I’m going to see if there’s anymore 👍

[@gardenonthemoors]

Thanks so much! Yes they do need plenty of water, and I find they do better being tucked in 🙂

[@baneverything5580]

I planted some Flag Leeks in a planter indoors for the first time. I`m in Louisiana and I love onions so I assume I`ll enjoy leeks. I`ve never tried them. I prefer growing green onions to bulbs too. My leeks are doing well and are 3 to over 3 inches tall. I planted them about 16 days ago under a rectangular 17x7 inch LED panel light, full spectrum, on a 16/8 hour timer.

[@gardenonthemoors]

I think you're going to love leeks! They're so tasty, even just cooked on their own with a little butter and seasoning. Enjoy and happy growing, it sounds like the leeks themselves are spoilt rotten too! 🙂

[@AmirsAllotment]

Great tips, will try musslebrough this year 😊

[@gardenonthemoors]

You should! They're very reliable

[@AmirsAllotment]

@@gardenonthemoors also just love your dog. That face 🐾❤️