Flowering Leek - is this bad?

CanadianLori · Jul 15, 2016

I have grown leeks for three years and this is the first time I've ever seen one forming what looks like a flower bud. Is this bad?
many thanks
Lori

JWK · Jul 15, 2016

I take it this is from seed you sowed this spring? If so that's very bad.

CanadianLori · Jul 15, 2016

Yes, I have been growing from seed. So far it's just the one out of about 50. Do I just pull it and toss it?

Scrungee · Jul 15, 2016

If it's developing a flower stem it will have a hard, woody core inside and be inedible.

CanadianLori · Jul 15, 2016

Thank you @JWK and @Scrungee I will pull out that one. No use growing it any further.