How To Grow Leeks | Easy Method for BIG Harvests

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Today's video shares the exact step-by-step process I use to grow Leeks, without fussing about starting them in modules. Leeks are a delicious and extremely hardy crop, being one of the few that have survived the harsh winter weather and are still going strong. Being a long-season crop, make sure you get your seeds in around 4 weeks before your last frost date to ensure they have the growing season to develop as big as possible.
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@wesleydavis8786 Жыл бұрын

More of these 'how to grows' please. They're great 😁

@HuwRichards Жыл бұрын

Awh thanks Wesley I absolutely will!

@Anonymous-km5pj Жыл бұрын

one of my fave vids, js. God bless

@deanwatt Жыл бұрын

Before uprooting the young leeks for transplanting, give them a really good water. This will help you get them out of the ground a lot more gently, breaking less roots. 👍

@basw8992 Жыл бұрын

Like always, straight to the point, but also amazingly detailed. Everything is so thought-through, it's beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing

@HuwRichards Жыл бұрын

Awh thank you so much!! I was just working through some bulletpoints so I am glad it came across better than planned ;)

@theirishcailin333 Жыл бұрын

I grew leeks last year from seed and although they're not massive they're really good! Made soup the other day, dug out some spuds, carrots and a leek, plus 1 parsnip (i literally had a few germinate!) and onions that I harvested last year. Bit of seasoning, turmeric and cumin and added lentils, was absolutely delicious 😋

@kathya739 Жыл бұрын

I bet it was delicious with all these garden fresh veggies!! Thank you for sharing.

@hanreality.7266 Жыл бұрын

I’ll bet it didn’t taste of leeks much though.. 😬

@kathya739 Жыл бұрын

@@hanreality.7266 No, not a leek soup, but a delish soup just the same. I use leek like I use onions, but a more delicate flavor.

@stormvent2572 Жыл бұрын

Sounds lovely. I will try. Thanks.

@maestrovonhuge9397 2 ай бұрын

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@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

I'm loving the grow guides for underloved plants like sunchokes and leeks! Making me have to rethink my garden expansion plans here! Maybe a bit bigger wouldn't hurt ;)

@HuwRichards Жыл бұрын

I'm definitely supporting you with that idea;)

@christines3940 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this informational video! I live in Alaska, and just found out I can grow leeks here (no overwintering). I’m so excited for summer now!

@ProHomeCooks Жыл бұрын

love it! gotta get more leeks in the garden

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

Same! Also, what a fun way to discover a new channel - I'm loving your stuff! Got me excited to actually cook up everything we've got growing in the garden atm... =)

@ohio_gardener Жыл бұрын

I had some of the most beautiful, and most delicious Leeks last year, and I left a few of them over the winter so that I can enjoy their blooms this year.

@jakobbrun6535 Жыл бұрын

Huw! This is exactly the kind of guides we need, seed to harvest :D Last year, I (as always) sowed way more seedlings than I needed. Rather than chugging the spare winter leek seedlings away (multisown in trays), I popped them in between my lettuce. At first they got quite 'squished', at several points over the summer I couldnt even see them much. I thought "oh well", but I was baffled by what happened after the lettuce was finished / started bolting around mid july. As I cleared it out, tiny leeks were still holding strong, and within a few weeks had caught up with my "proper main crop" leeks. I want to test this further in the coming years - maybe theres a potential here to get even more food?

@mattwalker8230 Жыл бұрын

I've always struggled with leeks, this will be my year for a bumper harvest 👍 thanks Huw

@annamcauley3253 Жыл бұрын

I love leeks, but had no luck with them last year. This gives me such good instruction! Thank you so much!

@HuwRichards Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome!

@GwenChanteVent Жыл бұрын

I was so scared to start growing leeks from seeds. Thank you for providing such a precise guide. I’m going to give it a try this year thanks to you 🎉

@monikalawrence5681 Жыл бұрын

Leeks, one of my faves ❤ tried to grow them last year without success. This short tutorial is very helpful, much appreciated 🙏

@mariavalderhaug2524 Жыл бұрын

If the ground is too frozen to get a fork in, leeks can still be harvested by cutting them at ground level for those in colder climates!

@OniBarix Жыл бұрын

Dude I was just thinking about how to start grow leeks in my garden when I got this notification! I love your content mate keep it up!!!

@BeverleyW Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Hugh. I was only thinking a few days ago that I might like to try leeks this year and was a bit daunted by what I had read. You've just shown how easy they actually are, so thank you.

@austind2784 Жыл бұрын

gorgeous white stem most of the way up the leek, well done.

@Gardeningchristine Жыл бұрын

This is so timely! I’ve heard you and others gush about them so I am growing leeks multi sown in 6 cell trays. They’re coming along nicely and I’m going to experiment putting them under milk jugs, plastic tubs, and more to protect them from cold. My last frost date is April 15th so they’ll be in the cold a while.

@peterhughes4735 Жыл бұрын

Nice video - thanks. BUT in many areas of the UK allium leaf miner is becoming a serious pest - Iost my entire leek cropt to it last year. If you ain't got it yet..... well you will do soon! Aparently the only preventative measure is covering with mesh during early spring and autumn. Be warned!

@cyclingbob1 Жыл бұрын

Me too. Whole lot ruined and yet others on same allotment were fine. I’ll be covering them this year.

@yuppiecruncher Жыл бұрын

Loving the growing guides Huw!

@Gardeningchristine Жыл бұрын

A tip I saw when separating alliums is to lift up when separating the roots instead of pulling sideways because they will tangle less.

@elaines5179 Жыл бұрын

I've learned to gently shake roots grown together, in water til they loosen up and then its much easier to gently tease apart. Patience works best.

@yvonnesimonis5784 Жыл бұрын

Thanx! I struggeled with leeks, but will retry this year with your advice.

@JohnCollins-mo7sl Ай бұрын

Great vid. I have 20 leeks started in soil blocks, and this gives me ideas about what to do with them.

Жыл бұрын

I have never had successwith leeks/onions. Someinteresting tipshere.Thanks!

@lexidiaz3276 Жыл бұрын

Definitely a fan of the growing guides!

@spoolsandbobbins Жыл бұрын

I could watch these all day Huw!!!! And we LOVE leeks.

@sarah_farm 5 ай бұрын

seeing you be upset about the noodles but then immediately going to improve them is amazing and inspiring to me! i would've given up but you didn't and i really respect that! I love your videos. And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.

@SKS33Sandra Жыл бұрын

I grew leeks last year for the first time. I look forward to trying your method so I can get fatter ones. You’re a great teacher, thank you!

@simangelemariemkhize5831 5 ай бұрын

Great tutorial, thanks Huw.

@dtorrice5101 Жыл бұрын

Love your channel, Huw!

@shuttlefish59 Жыл бұрын

Well presented and great filming shots :)

@cyclingbob1 Жыл бұрын

That’s a great guide. Sadly all my leeks were ruined by Allium Leaf Miner infestation last year. This year I’ll be covering the seed bed and main bed with a fine insect mesh!

@annteather2826 Жыл бұрын

You have my sympathies, so do I. It seems this pest came from eastern Europe in 2002 and is steadily migrating! 🤬 shop bought leeks are terrible, all the shops & supermarkets round here cut straight through the base, so I refuse to buy their rotting leeks! A good leek is a real treasure 😋

@clarereynolds9607 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant instruction, thank you.

@windhorse3889 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@tadghmaw7013 Жыл бұрын

That was the perfect video Huw! All the information needed in a concise package. Would love to see more of these videos for different crops. Thanks

@QSOutdoors Жыл бұрын

And here I was seeding my leeks. Amazing timing.

@myrrhidian3166 Жыл бұрын

Leeks are a fairly new discovery for me, and are truly delicious. The flavor is a bit like peas, which was a wonderful surprise. I let some of my smaller leeks flower last spring because they look beautiful in your videos, and they were so lovely I couldn't stop photographing them along with all the pollinators they attracted :) Sadly, either deer or groundhogs ate my leeks this fall, and I never got a harvest. Definitely setting up a fence this spring!

@sproutingemily Ай бұрын

Love this video, Huw. Clear and concise. Thank you!

@joyscott374 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Huw just what I needed

@trockodile Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this fabulous comprehensive guide to such an amazing vegetable! I'm really looking forward to growing a really good batch of leeks this year, we're opening up extra beds throughout winter to allow us to make the most of our staple favourites. I've just ordered and received your revised and updated 'Veg in One Bed' book, as we plan to try this out too to switch things up this year. Really enjoying it, great stuff, thank you!

@BillsCountrysideAdventures Жыл бұрын

Great guide Huw, been following you since you was a young lad. Thank you so much mate

@josiebridges3583 Жыл бұрын

Amazing how to, Huw. I have seeds from last year and now I will get good results I didn't get last time. Thank you.

@pajcka Жыл бұрын

Phenomenal. Excellent vegetable, resistant to cold, and generous.

@spontaneousqueef1655 4 ай бұрын

Potato and leek soup is absolutely amazing

@livinggrowing Жыл бұрын

Great idea, I love grow guides! 😀👍

@CopperIslandHomestead Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness! Thank you!! My leeks have been an utter failure every year - I can't wait to try again this year!

@elizabethwoodhouse9461 Жыл бұрын

Epic video thanks for sharing

@Korpitalo Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very good video. I never grown leeks, but i will this summer!

@user-jk9qi4mh5y 3 ай бұрын

Would like to see more of these ‘how to’ please. So I can search for example ‘ potatoes Huw Richards’ and it will come up with videos of you and the vegetables that I have seeds for.

@jackie0604oxon Жыл бұрын

Thanks Huw, my leeks sown last year look very puny so I'm very glad of your advice!

@michaelking9964 Жыл бұрын

Well done!

@blessildajoy Жыл бұрын

I'm very excited to have saved and now regrow leek seeds. Already prepped their space for March planting

@mrscondori6989 Жыл бұрын

Oh thanks you so much for this video!! I've bin hoping for this type of videos from you. Loved it!

@stefimandi186 Жыл бұрын

Very useful information, thank you!

@rhysjaggar4677 2 ай бұрын

Huw - living in a drier part of the world than you, I can testify to you that leeks absolutely adore rain! We tend to get less of it here in NW London than you get in Anglesey, but the past 8 months have been unusually wet by our standards but the leeks absolutely adored it. There are still leeks to harvest in the middle of April, when often in these parts, the leeks may have gone to seed 2-4 weeks ago. There's obviously a lot that gardeners can do to ensure they have healthy leek plants to put out, but ultimately, great vs good leeks tend to arrive with more vs less rain!!

@braukorpshomebrew6039 Жыл бұрын

I really love these how to videos. leeks are so delicious, I missed the window where I live to plant them, but I can plant them in the autumn here, so looking forward to that. Thank you for demystifying how to grow this plant!

@annettemartensson4523 Жыл бұрын

Great video more of this hands on please, you have growing so many years and it’s so valuable to listen to yours tip. I have to start indoors because the cold and also have problem with leek fly. Love your patience so please don’t feel you have to do short videos👩‍🌾

@debgwilliam8756 Жыл бұрын

Loved this! As a new ‘Allotmenteer’ I need all of the easy to follow and informative guides I can get! Thankyou.

@nikkistump3480 Жыл бұрын

Yes! Growing guides!

@HuwRichards Жыл бұрын

More to come! :)

@carolinewilson97 Жыл бұрын

Great video in time for the season. I've always put mine in a seedbed, lifted and given my leeks a "haircut" I trim the leaves and roots but always back fill with water (got this technique from John Seymour's fàmous book). I find it so therapeutic but might experiment with your method & John Seymour's method this year. You should have leeks named after you both ..2 great Welsh Gardner's.🤣

@sally6102 Жыл бұрын

For over 40 years I have had great success with the hair cut method.

@antoniocorbachomatthes1629 Жыл бұрын

Exactly what i needed! Thx and loking forward for other guides aswell ^^

@MarvinNL Жыл бұрын

Very clear! Thank you

@tinyfarmvanisle3456 Жыл бұрын

Eat the tops too!! A very nutritious winter green. 🌱 Leeks are my favourite winter veg, too, and I also love Bandit over here in Canada. I’m fascinated by your method - will try! Thanks Huw! Cheers to the new garden year 🎉 6:15

@bluebirdhomestead Жыл бұрын

I have never tried to grow leeks before, thanks for the tips!

@HuwRichards Жыл бұрын

You're most welcome, they're amazing!

@jozefcap3811 Жыл бұрын

You should also make a video on your various watering systems - if you haven't already. The self-filling barrel at ~ 5:29 caught my eye.

@annejohnson5580 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that. One of my favourite vegetables and mine have done quite well but I shall definitely try your method.

@sbo5267 Жыл бұрын

This is such brilliant advice, thank you! The transplanting part is the best trick and I definitely will remember and follow it.

@HuwRichards Жыл бұрын

Glad to help! :)

@jackpritchard9202 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou for this video, I thought this was the best way to do them but I enjoy all your videos, keepnup the great work

@traceyclark6650 Жыл бұрын

I liked this guide on how to grow those lovely leeks, very down to earth :)

@MarMarti1780 Жыл бұрын

Love this video Huw! I was struggling a little big to have a good harvest of leeks and were wondering if you had a video explaining how you grow yours 😁 you made it right on time and perfectly explained! 👏🏽 Thank you so much 🌿

@emilysgreendiary Жыл бұрын

Fabulous video! Looking forward to the future grow guides 🌱

@HuwRichards Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Emily☺️

@ChristineBothwell Жыл бұрын

Thank you - I am definitely going to try leeks this year

@linsypaul 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video! This is my favorite video for how to grow leeks. I love the trick for separating the leeks out by using a bucket of water.

@bca-biciclindcuaxel7527 Жыл бұрын

This is Oltenia ( South Romania ) National Food ! It is called ''Praz '' here . The funny thing it is eaten only in South and North Romanians don't even know what it is :))

@quantafitness6088 Жыл бұрын

Amazing grow guide, thank you! 🙏

@HuwRichards Жыл бұрын

You're most welcome!:)

@sharonadlam3195 Жыл бұрын

Cold is not an issue that we necessarily have to deal with here in Queensland Australia. 🤣🤣 However as we have a short season due to the heat I tend to harvest my leeks quickly then slice them in half lenght ways and then slice thinly. I then toss them into a plastic bag or contain and freeze. They keep so well and are easy to use, you just grab out the quantity you need and add to the recipe.

@ThatBritishHomestead Жыл бұрын

I am very happy to grow leeks this year! 😅 I really love them! I love onions! Lol

@TofferJ-UK Жыл бұрын

I want to add leeks in this my 3rd no dig year, I’ve been buying more recently. Thanks for this Huw.👍

@maristermcsorley4203 Жыл бұрын

You make it so nicely explained I will try this way this year because last year I did in a module of 4 and was little messy and I had slug problems, thank you 😊

@dianaspy6733 Жыл бұрын

Lovely! I’ve never grown leeks. I’m in an apartment right now. Not able to grow much. I think I will look for a community garden. These bandits look great!

@candiwallace6605 Жыл бұрын

Morning cheers to Lovely Leeks ❣

@kiawahman Ай бұрын

Well done! You just gained another subscriber.

@anonwilson22 Жыл бұрын

Lovely clear video. Thanks. However, no need to cut off all the top growth. I trim off any yellow or damaged leaves, but you can use the whole leek in cooking. I harvest and chop and then put them in freezer bags.they last all year!

@kirstiebertram3466 2 ай бұрын

This was a fantastic 'how to' video. Really good explanation and demonstration of transplanting them. I've just popped a row of seeds in, hopefully they grow well and I can use your method. I love leeks, but at $3-5 a leek, they add up

@chrissijonas6120 Жыл бұрын

Great that you start with leaks.I try to grow them since 2 years without succes. Now I know why. So I'm very thankful for this video . This year I will be successful. Thanks.More videos like this please.I love your garden. Very beautiful .

@lindamorgan2678 Жыл бұрын

Oh boy glad I came to you to know how to transplant my seedlings had no idea you put them down 4 inches where as onions are not more than an inch. Yes I will let a few flower that would be lovely Thanks so much from Alberta Canada

@joobrien Жыл бұрын

Really Really useful, thanks. My novice leeks have been tiny. Now I know what to do.

@chompers11 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video thank you

@HuwRichards Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :)

@rambukah76 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@hollysharvest Жыл бұрын

What a great video! I love growing leeks and use methods pretty similar to yours. Here in Southern California, though, we start them in Fall for Spring harvest.

@natdugdale3625 Жыл бұрын

In England and Wales allium leaf miner is now becoming an issue and will ruin leeks. I highly recommend covering your leeks from March-April & September-November with insect-proof mesh, just in case! We lost so much produce to them last year.

@annteather2826 Жыл бұрын

Same here! Ultra fine mesh is so stiff, I found it difficult to peg down. Needs an early start, I think as last years' late sowings mostly failed.

@leeannemacarthur46 Жыл бұрын

Love the how to guides. Thank you so much. When do you plant leeks?🤔😊

@oceansoul3694 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this instructional video lesson, Huw. I'll try your growing method in my garden in Zone 5, Colorado USA. Hopefully I'll have your brand of good luck! We still have 15" of snow on the ground, so planting will be in March and April or May, depending on the snow storms.

@potagermalo Жыл бұрын

Superbe vidéo bravo 😉😉😉 A bientôt

@Itried20takennames 9 ай бұрын

Just grew some from seed in Southern California, and they did surprisingly well with little fuss. My only complaint is that they grew so slowly, so need quite a head start.