I planted a leek for the first time ever this year. And I am pleased with the Progress it’s made. I am thinking about harvesting, but I am not sure what this is.
Is it a new bulb for me to plant next year? Is it a flower, or maybe just some random growth?
Does anybody have experience with this, and can tell me what it is. Some googling didn’t give me any answers.
Thank you in advance!
LOL-notfunny
I believe it’s going to seed. If you don’t harvest regularly, the shoots will go to seed like yours shows, and it will produce a flower up top with seeds. But please, someone correct me if I’m wrong.
FindTheWayThru
Attempting to reproduce and giving you the opportunity to enjoy a tasty leek scape.
garden_broski
Collect the seeds that come out and plant them for an infinite leek hack.
PurritoGamer
That’s the flower bud prior to opening. It is attempting to create seeds.
Smart_Paint2665
It’s leeking
GaWdLy1
flowering!
TLTKroniX2
Going home
kellogscornflake
Enjoying life.
Numerous_Hedgehog_95
It’s flowering.
AWISEGRASSHOPPER
Flowering
lacroixgrape
Becoming a Blooming Onion.
winter-14
Trying to e-scape!
random_sociopath
It’s leeking
auyi
I believe it’s horny
weslytheweird
That is a bloom shoot. It will bloom and then seed.
rock_accord
It’s going to seed, due to cold weather. It will cause the leek to be bitter.
I’ve never had one go to seed before, but have grown elephant garlic which looks very similar. For the garlic that stem is called the scape & those are cut off to force more energy into growing the garlic head.
If it was me I would cut off that part. If it’s not woody you can cook it in a soup, or stir fry. We usually just eat the stem part & not the flower, but I think all parts are edible.
orangesunshine6
Getting kinky
ProgrammerPatient355
Their best.
Edited to best represent the plant. ✌🏻🤍
SpiritualGardener
Flowering, if you let it continue you will get seeds for more leeks.
woodwitchofthewest
Making baby leeks. Well, seeds. That will grow into baby leeks.
TeutonicTwit
Making babies.
Armenoid
Bolting
beautifulbountiful
Having babies!
casinoscott
It’s Bolting. Essentially the leek is using the last of its energy to produce a flower that ultimately produces seeds.
Gbin91
It’s living it’s best life. Don’t judge.
spook7886
Seed bulb.
Logical-Possession10
Collect them seeds!
Da_Rabbit_Hammer
Aww hims want a baby.
Nexrosus
It’s thinking of what it would be like to be a leek on a boat
GardenGirlFarm
It is looking for love in all the wrong places.
shredbmc
It’s bolting!
GeorgiaJeb
It’s gonna bloom. The blooms are really pretty!
nivaskr
It’s growing a gar(spear), a gar-leek.
Humanicide603
It’s tryna flower my dude
LanchingMaa
Making more leeks
pragen21
Turning itself into a poppy as part of its rebellious teenage phase
ArmsCart
Surviving. Creating a legacy.
Impressive_Bus_9992
It’s best!
halfmoonmomma
https://imgur.com/FJw1ouk.jpg here is a leek flower from my garden a few years ago. The pollinator love them. Let the seeds sow and cover with compost or leaf matter to winterize the seeds for spring.
Punchasheep
It’s es-scape-ing 🤭
Dixiejay
Within hours of posting, I have fallen in love with this subreddit! Thanks you all for replying!
DamnYouWaltWhitman
It’s got an air leek…
PastyDoughboy
When a mommy leek and a daddy leek love each other very much…
Lopsided_Boss4802
Blooming
ajultosparkle
It’s called “makin’ babies”
Therealplutox
flowering
EpilepticSquidly
The plant equivalent of asking if anyone wants to Netflix and Chill
peakprepper
What you’re looking at is leek foreplay. That leek is about to get freaky with some other leeks.
Fantastic-Ground8162
Not leek related, but if you like arugula, grow nasturtiums instead. The taste is identical and will last all summer, unlike arugula, which gets unpleasant after it bolts Great in salads
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I planted a leek for the first time ever this year. And I am pleased with the Progress it’s made. I am thinking about harvesting, but I am not sure what this is.
Is it a new bulb for me to plant next year? Is it a flower, or maybe just some random growth?
Does anybody have experience with this, and can tell me what it is. Some googling didn’t give me any answers.
Thank you in advance!
I believe it’s going to seed. If you don’t harvest regularly, the shoots will go to seed like yours shows, and it will produce a flower up top with seeds. But please, someone correct me if I’m wrong.
Attempting to reproduce and giving you the opportunity to enjoy a tasty leek scape.
Collect the seeds that come out and plant them for an infinite leek hack.
That’s the flower bud prior to opening. It is attempting to create seeds.
It’s leeking
flowering!
Going home
Enjoying life.
It’s flowering.
Flowering
Becoming a Blooming Onion.
Trying to e-scape!
It’s leeking
I believe it’s horny
That is a bloom shoot. It will bloom and then seed.
It’s going to seed, due to cold weather. It will cause the leek to be bitter.
I’ve never had one go to seed before, but have grown elephant garlic which looks very similar. For the garlic that stem is called the scape & those are cut off to force more energy into growing the garlic head.
If it was me I would cut off that part. If it’s not woody you can cook it in a soup, or stir fry. We usually just eat the stem part & not the flower, but I think all parts are edible.
Getting kinky
Their best.
Edited to best represent the plant. ✌🏻🤍
Flowering, if you let it continue you will get seeds for more leeks.
Making baby leeks. Well, seeds. That will grow into baby leeks.
Making babies.
Bolting
Having babies!
It’s Bolting. Essentially the leek is using the last of its energy to produce a flower that ultimately produces seeds.
It’s living it’s best life. Don’t judge.
Seed bulb.
Collect them seeds!
Aww hims want a baby.
It’s thinking of what it would be like to be a leek on a boat
It is looking for love in all the wrong places.
It’s bolting!
It’s gonna bloom. The blooms are really pretty!
It’s growing a gar(spear), a gar-leek.
It’s tryna flower my dude
Making more leeks
Turning itself into a poppy as part of its rebellious teenage phase
Surviving. Creating a legacy.
It’s best!
https://imgur.com/FJw1ouk.jpg here is a leek flower from my garden a few years ago. The pollinator love them. Let the seeds sow and cover with compost or leaf matter to winterize the seeds for spring.
It’s es-scape-ing 🤭
Within hours of posting, I have fallen in love with this subreddit! Thanks you all for replying!
It’s got an air leek…
When a mommy leek and a daddy leek love each other very much…
Blooming
It’s called “makin’ babies”
flowering
The plant equivalent of asking if anyone wants to Netflix and Chill
What you’re looking at is leek foreplay. That leek is about to get freaky with some other leeks.
Not leek related, but if you like arugula, grow nasturtiums instead. The taste is identical and will last all summer, unlike arugula, which gets unpleasant after it bolts Great in salads