@nettlesandpetals: Re-plant Leeks and Never Buy Seed Again - the pollinators will thank you for it too! 🌱🐝 I really enjoy growing Leeks in the vegetable garden as they are more than just an edible crops! 😊🌱 They are biennial, so in their first year they produce the leek that we eat but in their second year they produce ornamental Pom Pom like flower heads that are loved by pollinators and are one of the main reasons I grow them. 🌱🐝 I sow my leeks from seed and then once they grow into young plants I transplant them out, nice and deep, so that they end up with a blanched stem. They grow on into mature plants and I eat them throughout their season, but I always leave some in the ground to overwinter which will then flower in their second year. I’ll sometimes then move them to areas around the garden where I want to utilise their ornamental flowers and pollinator magnetism. 🌸🐝 The flowers then turn to seed heads, each pod containing around 4 seeds and when they turn black they are more or less viable seeds. So I save them until the following season and then sow the seeds and the whole process starts again! 😊👍🏻🌱 So will you be leaving some leeks in the ground to flower this season? #gardeningtips #pollinatorgarden #growyourownfood #savingseeds #vegetablegarden #growingplants

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