So I’ve been reading the history of leeks today.
This last year or so, I bought and cooked some for the first time in my life. I never had them as a child, even growing up on a farm, and I don’t understand why. They are absolutely phenomenal and I cannot stop cooking with them.
I live in zone 6a, in North America. I’ve read leeks prefer cold weather. While our summers here do get hot, peaking in July (with tons of rain), our winters have become so mild. It does not snow much here at all any longer. The only month it is truly cold is February, and the coldest weather is usually the driest. Whenever precipitation happens here during winter, it’s never on the cold days, winter precipitation brings darling 45°F rain. Least for the last 7 years or so.
Anyway, I’ve read they grow wild in places like the UK, Wales, and Ireland. I think I could take advantage of our mild winters.
Are leeks something I could plant in the fall? Anyone here familiar with growing them?
I’ve been doing leek, white bean and potato, with garlic, crushed Aleppo pepper, heavy black pepper. Very simple. I made one with some spicy sausage added also. I take half the beans and blend them with the immersion blender so it gets creamy and thick. Just finished my last batch last night.
We’ve had leek soup four times in the last month(more if you count me serving it as leftovers), I think I need to settle down with it or my family may get sick of it.
I’m already planning next years garden, I’m so excited. I went looking for leek seedlings or seeds at a couple garden places over last weekend, i know I could get a winter crop with our weather, but didn’t find anything, not even seeds.
I did come home with $2 end of season sale, giant Hot pepper trees. One reaper, and one ghost. 3-4 foot tall pepper plants with tons of peppers already established. Gorgeous
No leeks though. Next year. Im ready.