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landtracdeerhunter Experienced

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Leeks are up 2-4 inches as of yesterday...should be digging them tomorrow....love leek and potato soup.....scrambled eggs and leaks....tuna sandwich and leeks...aaahhhhhh

 

Yeh, been eating them for a week now. The brush lines are full of them here. The first are sure good flavored and hit the old taste buds. Don't need many to get that onion flavor. I freeze extras for winter.

 

 

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Anybody got a picture of wild leeks. We have tons of things I call "wild onions" which I bet are really wild leeks. But they don't look anything like the domestic leeks sold in the grocery store. The things that we got definitely have that onion smell, and even look like a small version of young onion plants in the garden.

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Anybody got a picture of wild leeks. We have tons of things I call "wild onions" which I bet are really wild leeks. But they don't look anything like the domestic leeks sold in the grocery store. The things that we got definitely have that onion smell, and even look like a small version of young onion plants in the garden.

there is a really stony hill that I ALWAYS see them growing on when im turkey hunting.... but ive never eaten any...

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There are a couple of spots where I hunt gobblers in Ontario where there are open hardwoods ( mostly maple) and the ground is COVERED with a blanket of leeks and trilliums, all growing together..

The entire forest floor is green and white as far as you can see..Beautiful !..

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Anybody got a picture of wild leeks. We have tons of things I call "wild onions" which I bet are really wild leeks. But they don't look anything like the domestic leeks sold in the grocery store. The things that we got definitely have that onion smell, and even look like a small version of young onion plants in the garden.

Doc, I think you may be referring to wild chives. They are good too! You can also transplant chives and leeks to a corner of your property and they will come back up every year. They like damp spots!

 Here's a couple pics of chives. I've found a bunch in the past few weeks.

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Growalot and Predate-

 

Thanks both for the pictures. What we have here are definitely wild chives. And we have plenty of them. Now I've got to take that picture of the wild leeks and start looking around for some. We probably have those too and I just never knew what I was looking at.

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I was always led to believe, that leeks were the first to green, wild onion- chives were a bit later. 

 

Not sure, I do know that I was finding chives in March (about 3" tall). They were pretty easy to spot since everything else was still brown. 

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I just found a massive field of leeks in the woods in which I walk my dog. Their stem do not appear as red/purplish as pictured above. Anything to worry about?

Assuming they are safe, Do you eat them raw? Grilled? Boiled? Never had them but looking to experiment (with some guidance)

And yes, my dog leaked on the leeks..those will be left for others to enjoy!

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Hhhmmm.....I have never seen them with out a maroon stem..and would not guess with out seeing what you have...Mr.B loves taking leek sandwiches to work and we use them as lettuce on sandwiches....they saute wonderfully and I add them to every thing....soups.. salads..stews...casseroles...and they are great with sausage and peppers...

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