Thanks, that gives me hope for this batch of garlic. As to the leeks - they have never fattened up, and we’ve had them in for maybe five years now. Hubby pulled a few two years ago and did a creamed leek soup ......... oh man! I didn’t know a creamed soup could be so delicate. I think he just got lucky...I bet he couldn’t do it again. Maybe I will dare him to try though. It really was an incredible soup, and it was his first try.
Your experience sounds like ours - and delicate is the right word. Frankly, I lick the bowl when the Mrs. serves it; of course, that’s only done behind her back.
Do try the garlic, but do get the book. That long-haired, leaping gnome has a lot to say about garlic and most of it is right on the money. That said, he lives in Washington and I live in Minnesota. Still, the basic info applies.
Good luck to you and you’ll find it exciting when you harvest your first 25 pounds or so like we have this year.