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Post by meganp on Sept 16, 2017 6:02:59 GMT -5
Are you separating them (straight vs bulbous) meganp ? It would be interesting to know if the phenotypes stay true or if each throws a mix. Yes, replanted them according to shape of the shank  |
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Post by richardw on Sept 17, 2017 13:46:34 GMT -5
meganp is the pronounced round bulb narrowing to a straight shank one that i sent ya?, if it is, it produces a scape with no bulbils, only flowers.
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Post by meganp on Sept 17, 2017 16:56:23 GMT -5
Hello Richard, I planted all the perennial leeks into the same bed so yes most likely the rounded bulbs ones are yours. None have flowered yet so will keep an eye out on them this year and let you know.
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Post by richardw on Sept 18, 2017 14:47:46 GMT -5
I do prefer the perennial leek for taste over the larger annual types. Sorry this thread seems to be drifting away Babbington Leeks
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Post by eastex on Dec 27, 2021 19:58:48 GMT -5
Sorry to resurrect this thread, but I’ve been having a heck of a time sourcing seeds or bulbils for this variety in the US. Any domestic fellows that I could talk to about this leek?
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Post by zafak on Feb 20, 2022 11:23:54 GMT -5
Sorry to resurrect this thread, but I’ve been having a heck of a time sourcing seeds or bulbils for this variety in the US. Any domestic fellows that I could talk to about this leek? Search for them on ebay. I bought bulbils from a guy in Tennessee (wildfoodie1) who lists them as both "topsetting leeks" and "survival leeks" pretty regularly. I inquired before purchasing them and he stated that they are both Babbingtons leeks. One auction is for bulbils from leeks grown in a garden bed and one is for bulbils from leeks surviving against more wild competition being grazed by goats. I just checked and he has both listings for them up right now (Feb 2022). I'm generally wary of buying plants that I don't have experience with from ebay but based on his pictures and the bulbils he sent me, I do believe that they are Babbingtons leeks. I planted them last fall when planting my other alliums so I'm expecting to see small plants this year, but the posts earlier in this thread about how fast they multiply has me excited. |
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