tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post9070169595566704039..comments2024-03-28T16:18:17.778+00:00Comments on A Yorkshire Memoir: LeekTasker Dunhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-14084921747181071462022-08-21T21:25:29.328+01:002022-08-21T21:25:29.328+01:00It shows what a naive gardener I am. It shows what a naive gardener I am. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-80891393124090721432022-08-21T17:39:51.912+01:002022-08-21T17:39:51.912+01:00Life is full of surprises, flowering leeks one of ...Life is full of surprises, flowering leeks one of them.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-91513756655936935572022-08-21T16:45:17.046+01:002022-08-21T16:45:17.046+01:00Thanks for taking a look. It was only last year we...Thanks for taking a look. It was only last year we wondered what else could we grow rather than the usual runner beans, courgettes and tomatoes especially as we don't need so many now the kids are rarely here. The leeks were moderately successful, so we're trying again this year. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-47121585556555367672022-08-21T15:37:47.376+01:002022-08-21T15:37:47.376+01:00Very cool. I've never planted leaks, but used...Very cool. I've never planted leaks, but used to leave some green onions to winter and they would produce shoots and actually seed themselves. Popped in from a mutual friends blog, it's always fun to meet new bloggers. Hope you'll swing by for a visit.Sandyhttps://4ccccs.blogspot.com/2022/08/knitting-wine-yard-work-thank-goodness.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-25413698172401032422022-08-21T09:27:10.183+01:002022-08-21T09:27:10.183+01:00Comments and spam issues abound. On yours and one ...Comments and spam issues abound. On yours and one or two others, I now have to click a button labelled "log in with your Google account" before I can comment. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-14394482291488685562022-08-21T09:25:25.572+01:002022-08-21T09:25:25.572+01:00Meike says they are alliums. The flower has grown ...Meike says they are alliums. The flower has grown bigger during the last week - they photograph was on the day it suddenly appeared. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-72930679191938338822022-08-21T09:23:37.853+01:002022-08-21T09:23:37.853+01:00Didn't realise they were alliums, but they'...Didn't realise they were alliums, but they're certainly smelly enough to be. <br />Comments issues continue - this went into spam.Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-52274326574142985842022-08-21T00:18:14.398+01:002022-08-21T00:18:14.398+01:00Let me out of "Spam" jail!Let me out of "Spam" jail!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-32940821057955709902022-08-20T21:38:54.155+01:002022-08-20T21:38:54.155+01:00It's a multiflora flower head which will event...It's a multiflora flower head which will eventually turn to seed, and we grew them from seed. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-79918048222666026332022-08-20T17:21:40.863+01:002022-08-20T17:21:40.863+01:00Are they seeds?Are they seeds?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-6921979525415864142022-08-20T17:17:21.860+01:002022-08-20T17:17:21.860+01:00Me neither. They are peculiar but rather stunning....Me neither. They are peculiar but rather stunning. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-67245101473777951092022-08-20T17:16:35.302+01:002022-08-20T17:16:35.302+01:00We've still got half a packet of seeds left, b...We've still got half a packet of seeds left, but could try these selk seeded ones. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-45568615986969576882022-08-20T17:15:42.122+01:002022-08-20T17:15:42.122+01:00I'd no idea what leek flowers looked like.I'd no idea what leek flowers looked like. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-33223147389701140232022-08-20T17:15:21.123+01:002022-08-20T17:15:21.123+01:00I would have watered it if I'd realised how it...I would have watered it if I'd realised how it would turn out. For weeks it was just a kind of green globe. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-36225819785009068462022-08-20T17:12:26.429+01:002022-08-20T17:12:26.429+01:00Wow! I had no idea a leek would create such a flow...Wow! I had no idea a leek would create such a flower, though it does look something like the ornamental blossoms from the allium family.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-89709121154869135912022-08-20T10:58:02.604+01:002022-08-20T10:58:02.604+01:00I have never knowingly seen a flowering leek. It w...I have never knowingly seen a flowering leek. It was worth leaving it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-10294659328546699062022-08-20T08:17:58.546+01:002022-08-20T08:17:58.546+01:00Beautiful! I love allium flowers, too.Beautiful! I love allium flowers, too.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-92204966526066738772022-08-20T07:31:56.679+01:002022-08-20T07:31:56.679+01:00Leave it alone and see if the flower sets seeds on...Leave it alone and see if the flower sets seeds once the petals die off. You may get lucky and have a bounty of leeks from that one.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-27823417034725609072022-08-20T00:42:35.211+01:002022-08-20T00:42:35.211+01:00That is a lovely flower surprise.That is a lovely flower surprise.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-90720234083266003112022-08-19T23:16:54.214+01:002022-08-19T23:16:54.214+01:00Wow. That is a pretty amazing flower. Floral firew...Wow. That is a pretty amazing flower. Floral fireworks!Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-81774974121619509612022-08-19T19:36:09.094+01:002022-08-19T19:36:09.094+01:00Evidently, they taste awful after they've flow...Evidently, they taste awful after they've flowered, but somewhere I read they then put up lots of little shoots which can either be used as baby leeks or taken off to plant in rows for leeks next year. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-64697529229487411372022-08-19T19:33:34.530+01:002022-08-19T19:33:34.530+01:00We like chive flowers too. We like chive flowers too. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-74574264790428751382022-08-19T19:33:09.664+01:002022-08-19T19:33:09.664+01:00Might try that. Might try that. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-21276256269898114552022-08-19T19:17:51.402+01:002022-08-19T19:17:51.402+01:00That is beautiful, worth growing them just for the...That is beautiful, worth growing them just for the flower especially if the bees love them. Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-13076584532288113492022-08-19T16:25:17.470+01:002022-08-19T16:25:17.470+01:00Similar to chives but on a different scale. I alwa...Similar to chives but on a different scale. I always leave my chives to flower as I like the look of them, and the bees love them too.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.com