LEEKS - BOLTING AND 5 TIPS ON WHAT TO DO - Thyme2Grow!

Welcome to Laura's Growing Garden - Thyme 2 Grow! Here I will explain the top 5 tips on how to best handle bolting leeks. The beautiful leek flower does come at a price, and I will show what to do with a bolted leek, what edible and what is inedible, how to harvest leek seeds, and show you a splitting leek bulb from the parent bulb. Thank you for watching LGG - Thyme 2 Grow!
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[@jeffl8725]

You answered all my questions in one quick video. Thank You!

[@kadiam8860]

This is the BEST! Garden video I’ve watched. You answered ALL my questions!😊

[@sreid5966]

Excellent tutorial on leeks. Thank you. Especially appreciate your clear and knowledgeable approach without a lot of ego-based filler.

[@mwilliamsonuk]

Perfect. Just what I was after. Excellent helpful video. Thank you from Edinburgh, Scotland! :)

[@rp2358]

Very informative! Loved how you covered various stages of growth/development, and did some cross sectioning.

[@davidjones8680]

This was really good and very useful information. You now have a new subsciber. Many thanks David in the UK

[@michelemurphy988]

laura - nice and clear explanation and straight to the point!

[@kellykovak5841]

That was brilliant! Thank you from Sydney Australia

[@leopoldotorres7848]

Nice you did the different stages

[@michaelsterling8912]

5th leek video I’ve seen and best describing what to look for and when to harvest. Also, easy on the eyes.

[@annlutz7593]

Great very thorough video! Thank you so much!

[@Ricosyard]

You are the bomb thank you for this information

[@dEEmARIE-]

Good information and to the point. Thank you

[@Jules-nw5zq]

Thanks for the awesome info! Right to the point too! Exactly what I needed.

[@mraims82]

Super informative... thank you

[@RhythmicEye]

Great job! Excellent tutorial and exactly what I needed to learn. Thanks!

[@whycantibehooskerdo]

One of the best teaching I've seen on any topic. Hits all the big questions clearly and does it in record time. Bravo

[@naydaeasley8791]

This was so helpful, Laura! You did such a great job explaining everything. Thank you:)

[@thyme2grow676]

Thank you for your nice comment! ☺️

[@helensteventon3398]

Thank you, I just discovered bulbs forming and some putting out shoots, after leaving to go to seed. The bees so love the flowers. I will re plant the bulbs and see what I get!

[@thyme2grow676]

They do produce beautiful flowers!

[@kjh77006]

Excellent, informative video. Thank you. :)

[@808buzzk259]

Thank you for your kind guidance ❤

[@VicShoup-ec6jb]

Leek Scapes are delicious!

[@rosehavenfarm2969]

Although I've left some alliums bolt for seeds over the years, never thought to do it for my precious leeks! I'll select a few for seed production this year. Thank you.

[@thyme2grow676]

It’s amazing how beautiful that purple flower is!

[@devidparker9968]

Thanks so...... much.

[@marleenhendrickx2585]

Thanks! This exactly the information I was looking for

[@melanin4267]

Thank you so much 💜💜💜💜

[@theclothside535]

Thank you! This was very informative

[@Sundrop2204]

This video and commentary about leeks is the most informative and comprehensive by far I’ve watched. 👏👍🤩 Been wanting to know what happens if leeks bolt (was hoping NEVER as I’d planned on harvesting the green shoots forever 😂) and learnt so much from you!🙏 Quick question, should I keep harvesting the green shoots so as to prevent them from bolting lol?? Just wondering! 😄

[@thyme2grow676]

Thank you for your comment! If you would like to get seeds from your plants then sacrifice a couple leeks by leaving them alone and let them go to flower and then collect the seeds. Or if you buy seedlings each year from a green house then go ahead and keep harvesting!!

[@christelwilliams1675]

Thanks for showing the inside this is very helpful

[@devidparker9968]

Thanks for sharing this video . Now I now how to take seeds from the leeks plant.

[@02bigkev]

Great info, Thank you. 👍

[@thyme2grow676]

You’re welcome!

[@balasmj]

Thank you

[@thyme2grow676]

Thank you for watching!

[@user-ku8bf4zj4d]

So Informative ...thanks so much

[@thyme2grow676]

You’re welcome and thank you for watching!

[@angelaa7616]

Great info.！ My leeks‘s variety is a bit odd than you showed us. It will split into more than 6-10 tiny bulbs, which put a bunden on me. Either separate them all to get bigger stalks, or leave it alone to get crowded and small stalks. I'd rather it splits into 3 decent sized bulbs. 😂

[@stevepethel6843]

😂very informative

[@Goody2shzToo]

My leeks propagate themselves every year without fail. I never have to collect seeds.

[@tanyaraz]

Thanks so much for explaining the stages as I never know when I can pick to eat them! Don’t know they created cloves like garlic that made new leeks! Can you eat the cloves like garlic?

[@gedhuffadine1873]

Jus subbed

[@ltcajh]

Thanks. I didn't know any of this. I have leeks, and was going to use the ones that have seeded. I won't do that now.

[@thyme2grow676]

I’m glad you found the information useful!

[@vexydara]

So you can regrow leeks from cuttings, harvest the seeds AND bulbs! 3 ways to grow more leeks?

[@harmonysoundhealing5292]

Thank you, this was a very informative video! How long does it take for a leek to grow to from seed to ready to harvest? I can never tell when they are ready to pick (mine are the giant variety).

[@kjh77006]

I picked up some seedlings late last spring, they are now bolting. I believe they could have been harvested in the fall or possibly even earlier in the spring.

[@thyme2grow676]

Oh, I like the giant variety! Most leeks are 100-120 days, some 150, especially if they are larger and/ or in colder climates. Plant in the spring (or start inside early to harvest sooner and transplant), and harvest when 2-3 cm thick (or about 1-1.5 inches). If you plant seedlings in the fall, they should be ready just before summer heat sets in! That’s when they like to bolt. You will want to mound dirt around the base to increase the edible quality of the leek (the white part). Good luck!

[@mccarthymahem9672]

hi there just wondering what to do with all my extra leeks ie how to store properly as i always end up with way more than i can handle cheers

[@billguest388]

I Had 20 leek plants left over which are only6 .8 inches can i plant them for next year

[@westsidecoinlaundry1460]

When do you split and replant the bolted bulbs? fall or leave until spring?

[@thyme2grow676]

After it blooms and goes to seed it will die off, but underground the bulb is making the splits. Depending on your location, you may see signs of new leeks sprouting by late fall, or early spring. That’s when you can dig up and separate the leeks. Usually 3-4 new leeks. They should have a good enough root system at that point to survive being separated. Good luck!

[@billguest388]

I have 20 leeks left over...had no room can i plant them for next year they sre 6.8 inches in length thank you

[@thyme2grow676]

Oh there just little ones?! Yes leave them and they will hardy over winter and mature next spring/ early summer.

[@vastya.3255]

I cut my store bought leek two or three times after rooting it in water, it kept growing so I used its leaves for food After the 3rd cutting, it stopped growing. I thought it grew but it was only the middle, I looked at it today and it appears to be a stalk that will flower. There’s no nub yet but a white area that looks like a deflated balloon, idk if I want leeks in the garden... I live in a zone 8b I think, how do I keep the seeds viable ?

[@thyme2grow676]

Good for you regrowing you’re veggies! Great use of waste! That’s a pretty hardy plant if you have been harvesting it’s foliage and it still had enough energy stores to bolt. If you get your beautiful purple flower, let it go to seed and dry up - which will be late summer/ early fall. It will become dry so harvest it before the wind shakes the seeds out of the pods or you will end up with little leeks sprouting all over the place LOL. I usually use a bucket, using one hand bend the seed pods over the bucket, then snip it off so everything falls in. Shake/ rub the old flower head and you will have your seeds! Leave your plants roots as they may split and form new leek bulbs. You will know by next spring if multiple leeks are coming from where your one leek was. Enjoy your leeks and thanks for watching!

[@rickessegern1920]

My leeks were planted last year but didn't get to size. This year they bolted. If I cut them off will they produce new edible leeks? Or if I wait for bulbs can I plant them and get edible leeks?

[@thyme2grow676]

This has happened to me before, sneaky bolting! Leeks from the previous year tend to bolt in late spring early summer. If you catch them before they bolt they are fine, once they bolt, even if you cut the flower off, that woody stem is still in the middle and there is less edible parts. I would recommend you leave it and then once the leek dies off you will see at the end of summer / early fall new leeks coming up. To get the best size possible I would separate them so that they have their own space to grow and try to harvest them next year!

[@Classicovideos]

Hi, can you please help me with this, the same way bolting happens in Carrot and can I use the seeds from bolted carrot and use them? Willl be really grateful for your reply. Thanks

[@thyme2grow676]

Hello Yogesh! Absolutely you can use those seeds from your bolted carrots to replant! Just like leeks carrots are biennial and once they bolt in their second year they are usually inedible. But the seeds from the bolted carrot are very useful! I had a patch of carrot in my garden and some bolted. The next spring I had all kinds of baby carrots that reseeded on their own! Enjoy!

[@Classicovideos]

@@thyme2grow676 Thanks alot

[@artvanloo9657]

Very useful if you want to propagate leeks. Not useful at all if you want to know how to harvest leeks BEFORE they bolt!