[DD.]

Some people near me put out a wheelbarrow full of excess food, with a donation box to a charity.  The signs say "Please take some and give what you can towards xxxxxx"

I'm sorry, but what has this to do with snipping leeks?

[Agatha]

I snip the roots of mine as they are usually so bulky that it is difficult to get the leek into its hole otherwise.  But I start mine off in a seed bed in the greenhouse, so the roots are HUGE.  I used to grow for someone else, starting them outside on much poorer soil and the roots on those were much smaller so I didn't used to bother.  I've never trimmed the tops - if they go in at the right depth/size, there is so little plant above ground that I don't think transpiration is an issue.

[DD.]

Immediately after:

Anyway, that's off topic, back to leeks.....

[Growster...]

We have a pheasant population which seems to be able to peck our leeks!

The soods just wander around and make a noise, but I'm sure they go for our veg when we are away!

[strider84]

the resident rabbits have snipped mine down to about an inch will they come back?

[mumofstig]

yes, if the rabbits leave them alone