Ordinary loo rolls weren't nearly long enough this year, so kitchen roll tubes were needed.
A couple even needed the roll from the turkey foil! These are still growing - watch this space!Thursday, September 10, 2009
Bulgarian Giant Leeks
This is the first year I have grown Bulgarian Giant Leeks. From seed sown early in Spring these leeks are certainly different! The stems are mostly more than 12" long and the leaves, when stretched up (to get a kitchen roll over them) are 5ft tall.
Ordinary loo rolls weren't nearly long enough this year, so kitchen roll tubes were needed.
A couple even needed the roll from the turkey foil! These are still growing - watch this space!
Ordinary loo rolls weren't nearly long enough this year, so kitchen roll tubes were needed. A couple even needed the roll from the turkey foil! These are still growing - watch this space!
Look at those monsters ! They'll probably bust those rolls open. lol.
ReplyDeleteI lost mine to leek moth. Will be watching yours enviously. Lovely !
Well they make the garden amusing :-) Should make for some really nice leeks too. I planted a crop of leeks early summer but I am not sure if they will produce anything worth harvesting this fall. Maybe if we have a nice winter they will be ready for spring.
ReplyDeleteWow they look great!!! How long do you keep the rolls on to blanch them? I forgot to do it to my leeks this year and they were worse for it.
ReplyDeleteWow! Those look great. I love leeks in soups.
ReplyDeleteI do love leeks. I've never seen any that big though - they are like trees!
ReplyDeleteWhoa! Those really are giants! I love leeks but know only limited ways to prepare them. How do you use them? (I have *lots* waiting to be made into delicious dishes.)
ReplyDeleteThose ARE giants...
ReplyDeleteThis is the first year in forever that I have NOT grown leeks. I am wishing I had some in the garden going into winter. Oh well. Yours are indeed monster plants! I have never seen such a tall variety before.
ReplyDeletethey look fab, lots of leek moth on our plot so I was thankful I hadn't grown any. Don't think I could bear the heartache of losing any more crops!
ReplyDeleteThose leeks look delicious. Wish I had some in a soup right now.~~Dee
ReplyDeleteThose ARE giants! I'm surprise you don't have to stake them in order to keep them from bending over. You'll have to tell us how they taste. Hopefully they have a giant flavor as well!
ReplyDeleteYou seem rather knowlegeable on the correct sheathing on long leeks , Matron
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