The Giant Leek Project #1, Growing and Refining Bulgarian Giant

My ongoing project to refine and distribute seed for Bulgarian Giant leek steps up a notch. I'm planting more plants and planning to save more seed this year, which will be for sale eventually. The whole cycle takes more than a year, so the seed won't even be ready for the 2017 growing season! I'll still be eating these leeks when it's time to plant leeks in 2017. I have seed from 2014 for sale in my store (or will within the day if you're reading this early). It still germinates strongly as you can see in the video at the end. Last time I tested it, the germination rate was nearly 100%. Support on   / skillcult   has been critical in keeping me experimenting and making content. If you want to help me help others, this is probably the best way to do it. Thank you Patrons for supporting the mission! Donations can also be sent via PayPal @: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Skill... Buy less, but buy it through my links! Shopping through my affiliate links generates revenue for me, at no extra cost to you, click links here, or go to my Amazon Store page: http://skillcult.com/amazon-store/ But seriously, buy less, do more. Standard gear I recommend. I either use or have used all of it. Council Tool Boys Axe: https://amzn.to/3z0muqI Bahco Farmer's File: https://amzn.to/3Hbdhij King two sided sharpening stone: https://amzn.to/32EX1XC Silky f180 saw: https://amzn.to/3yZzM71 ARS 10 foot long reach pruner: https://amzn.to/3esETmM Victorinox grafting/floral knife: https://amzn.to/3Jki1E9 Wiebe 12” fleshing tool: https://amzn.to/3sB0qSl Atlas Elbow Gloves: https://amzn.to/3FwB5g6 BOOKS: The Axe Book, by Dudley Cook: https://amzn.to/32kx7sN Bushcraft, by Mors Kochanski: https://amzn.to/32q2rpT Subscribe to my channel for more insightful Self Reliance related content: http://www.youtube.com/skillcult/subs... Click the bell icon to be notified of new content. Subscribing doesn’t mean that much on it’s own. Blog and website: www.skillcult.com/blog Instagram and Facebook @SkillCult Growing big leeks is not that hard, but it takes time, lots of fertilizer and good genetics. If you treat leeks as a vegetable instead of as a condiment or spice, then growing big leeks is better than growing small ones. Bulgarian giant has a good combination of attributes for the home garden. It is self blanching, so there is little if any washing involved. It is large. And, it is tasty! It's one downfall is perhaps that it is not super hardy. I've been selecting against winter damage for some years now, but it would have to be grown through the winter with protection in very cold climates. It will still make a good summer leek though and better than most for the same reasons listed above.