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Mr Whippy writes:
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| If I remove all the flower stalks now and grow the leeks on to a decent
| size, will they be worth eating later in the year ?

No.

| Or should I consign them to the compost bin now and grow something else
| there ?

Provided that the stalk hasn't started to go woody, eat them, pronto.
Shooting leeks are fine - better than unshooting ones in my view - but
(like kohl rabi) they rapidly go woody.

If they have started to go woody, compost them, or turn them into the
sort of soup that you sieve.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.