Leeks

No just a green cabbage,il show you a photo next time i cook one

 

definatley a leek

 

The blanched "white bit" you mean? If so you need to plant deeper you could put a collar (loo roll, for example) around them now which might? encourage them to blanch over the coming months

 

Ive still got some leeks in pots from last yr that i didnt get to plant,can i plant them this yr or should i bin them??
There are about 7 in each 12cm pot...thanks x

 

Neither (as they will go to seed or be otherwise wasted), either eat them within the next couple of months or use them as henny greens.

 

I think they will just run to seed - they are biennial, and I expect they will think that this is "Year 2" and flower and set seed accordingly

 

Hens it is then Thanks

 

We always snip the leaves into narrow strips and (when 'gone beyond it') the lower stems into rings and our hens love them.

 

I wasnt aware chickens would eat them so ive always binned leek green
I pop a little chopped chive in on treat days in the future

 

In addition to chives, hens will eat onion tops (chop into strips if mature/tough & gone to seed), leek leaves and garlic leaves, the latter are normally withered and dead when harvesting garlic, but can be treated in the same way as leek leaves if harvesting young as 'green garlic' for stir fries, or split lengthways in toasted cheese sandwiches is rather nice, etc.

 

There is no way im making 18 cheese toasties for them

 

18 would be excessive, joolz ...

... make one and chop it into little cubes so they all get a bit