[A. Fallowfield]

I'm looking at clearing a bit of space for next seasons spuds (preparation in last lunar quarter this month) so maybe I could pickle a row of leeks?
Ideas? 

[zazen999]

Confused???

Don't you harvest the leeks over the winter and then this leaves the bed ready for the Potatoes in March/April?

[DD.]

Confused - not half!

Lunar preparation? Never heard of that one.

Leeks are still growing, why whip them out?

As for pickling, they're soft & will just go to a mush.

[Spana]

I can remember OH having a meal at his mothers where he said they had something that tasted like pickled leeks.  Were they nice I asked, ' No ' he replied, ' terrible, there was more flavour in the f**ts later '. 

[A. Fallowfield]

You've all convinced me it;s not a good idea!
I think I'll eat em instead! Had some today in the form of Glamorgan sausages!

[GrannieAnnie]

I made some nice turkey and leek sausages earlier this year  and turkey ham and leek pie is nice.

I'll swap you some turkey for some leeks!!!!  Mine died as I was too busy looking after the chickens to  look after my veg properly!! 

[EvaInNL]

Just a thought, but if you really want to clear that patch, then you can freeze leeks very well.

[zazen999]

And you can heel them in somewhere - they last for months that way.

However, they are usually grow as a winter crop; which begs the question - why bother if you are going to get them all up early?

i thought biodynamics was about getting the best out of your plot; little point if you have to dig everything up as soon as it gets going.