Thread: When Are Leek Seeds Ready?
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Old 12-05-2007, 01:29 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible,rec.gardens
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Default When Are Leek Seeds Ready?
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My leeks are putting up pods, which I am fairly sure are full of
seeds.

I'm not sure I'd call them pods... I cut the dry flower heads and put them
in a paper bag for a few weeks. When they're crackly dry, they can be
crushed and rubbed in your hands, and the seeds winnowed out.
I often mix seeds and chaff with water and float off all the crud, then
spread the seeds on a fine screen in front of a fan. They dry too quickly
to even think about sprouting. Works for me, at least.


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