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02 Jan 11 Chris Morton (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

My leeks have started to develop seed heads. At the same time they are also producing little bulbs off the side of the main bulb in the soil. These bulbs will be very numerous and can (I think) be used to produce the next season's crop. This assumption is based on how we have used the many bulbs found growing in the vegie garden we have inhertited. Are these normal leeks? Do people normally use these bulbs to produce the next crop? Would love to know more about growing leeks.

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27 Apr 11 Peter (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

We bought three leeks from a fruit shop a few years ago. I took the pups off and planted them ,3 years later we had at least 3 rows and were sick to death of eating them. We did grow some more about a year later but have never come across this suckering type since.

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21 May 11 Mukluk (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

It sounds like you had a perennial leek (also known as multiplyer leek). They easily grow from pups/offshoots and do not often set viable seed. That is the variety that I currently grow as they are simple and if I forget about them will look after themselves. I like perennial vegetables as I do not have to worry about saving seed and possible hybridisation.

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