Oerprei Bulbous Perennial Leek Harvest and Planting

Oeprei is another surprisingly underutilized perennial vegetable from Belgium where it enjoys great popularity. It can be grown as an annual in a no dig bed just like garlic or planted into the mulched perennial fringes of your garden and harvested as needed in years to come. It's also an ideal zero maintenance vegetable for food forests and forest gardens. The flavour is somewhere between leek and onion but without the spice of the onion, certainly unique.
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[@garywatson3102]

I just had my first harvest of this almost unknown plant and was very impressed, thank you Martin.

[@GardensforLife]

Great to know! Thanks for commenting :D

[@laatlammetjie]

Can these onions also be used for pickling onions?

[@GardensforLife]

Now you're giving us ideas! Yes, great idea :D

[@sandramckendry5041]

Thanks Martin got my bulbul, but wondering, do I store til spring or sow now before frost?

[@GardensforLife]

So sorry sandra, didn't get notified of your comment back 4 months ago. They can be planted out any time of winter. We even left some in the garden bed from last year and they did great. :D

[@tasoskar9693]

Very intresting plant!! definetly wanna try it. Man you have such an amazing crops and plants that are very unique and rare. Keep up the good work. It's a petty that you dont have more viewers

[@GardensforLife]

Thanks i appreciate that! Indeed, the algorithm isn't too interested, but youtube is better than facebook :D

[@paolomaggi8188]

Has Oerprei leek aerial bulbils like Babington leek?

[@ElisandeWalters]

the tiny ones night be great for pickling too

[@GardensforLife]

Great idea! :D

[@paolomaggi8188]

Can you eat the whole plant or only bulbils?

[@GardensforLife]

The whole plant

[@richardautry2107]

where can you buy these?

[@GardensforLife]

Normally on our website, but i'm afraid we're sold out now. Not sure who else sells them tbh.

[@richardautry2107]

@@GardensforLife when will you have more? When I was a little kid my grandmother had these and I wanted to grow them but cant find them.

[@gardenheiress1990]

Do y’all ship to the US?

[@GardensforLife]

We don't normally ship outside of europe, mostly for freshness. If you're willing to risk tubers spending 2-3 weeks in the post and customs possibly taking them off ya, we'll make an exception. :D

[@gardenheiress1990]

@@GardensforLife I’ll chance it! I’ll keep checking back for when they’re back in stock. Thanks!!

[@Hansulf]

But... Not a leek