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leeks
lisa massey
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in Fruit & veg
I'm clearing the veg plot to prepare seed beds etc, but still have a boatload of leeks, they are getting used up steadily but I could do with them not being just there. Can they be lifted and stored or can I lift them and heal them in somewhere else?
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They need to be up and cooked now Lisa - if you leave them in the ground they'll start to grow and form flowerheads and seeds (absolutely beautiful, but not what you want).
I'd slice them up and sweat them in a little butter or oil, and then freeze them in plastic boxes or bags in large enough quantities to do something with - or make a bit batch of soup
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks dove, will get on with that now, so if anyone needs me, i'll be in the leek bed getting inventive.
I made some potato and leek soup from a recipe on the bbc God website it was really nice
They are all cooked and cooling apart from the ones I had for my tea. Such a relief that they ar'nt all going to go to waste. Did'nt realise you could freeze them, what a muppet!
If you need them out of the way earlier in the winter (cos they won't grow much when it's cold) lift them carefully with a fork under them and heel them in in a trench close together somewhere out of the way. They'll keep better like that than in the fridge - cos they're still living, if not growing.
That looks like a fine crop in the photo, btw, although I daresay they were cleaned up a bit for their portrait.
thankyou, yes they had a bit of a makeover, but there were a couple that wouldn't have looked out of place on a show bench. Worth knowing about trenching them though, thanks.
You must have had them in really deep holes and earthed them up a lot to get such long white bits!
Followed Monty's instructions for planting and I did earth them a little. Very pleased with the results.