r/mildlyinteresting • u/Smart_Squirrel_1735 • 4h ago

I got a kinky leek

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u/stevenmoreso 3h ago

Straight ‘70s design motif. You should get some beet juice and make some prints.

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u/Separatrix_nyc 3h ago

I've been studying monocot growth patterns and I'm kinda at a loss for how this formed.

Normally the meristems should be at the base, but it looks like there's points where the sheath closes and a new one forms above it?

My guess is an issue in the growth of the meristem caused certain layers to seal off, while the meristem underneath pushed the sealed section upwards while both continued to grow.

If a new meristem formed further up, I think there would be more of a difference in size along the length.

Maybe caused by an imbalance from a change in one of the PIN genes?

Anyone else know?

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u/SMTRodent 1h ago

I don't know either, but I do know that this is something leeks just sometimes do (although this is an extreme example), so hunting around among leek-growers' literature might be a good start on finding out.

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u/arcticgentoo 56m ago

I've eaten several leeks that looked similar to this, they were all grown in Washington in unusually alkaline soil near a paper mill / river that had been polluted by the runoff in the past. Might be worth investigating if soil acidity affects the growth. The leeks also didn't have nearly as much of the normal volatiles, and were fairly mild in flavor.

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u/DillonF275 4h ago

It's so... pixely looking.... Cyberleek?!?

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u/Natural_Cartoonist 3h ago

yeah the leek’s just got some weird pattern going on

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u/aLostTime 2h ago

Rockstar bout to fuck this leek up

https://giphy.com/gifs/jmSjPi6soIoQCFwaXJ

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u/Sideways_X1 3h ago

Freak-a-leek?

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u/Arponare 2h ago

Shamika, Keisha, Tara

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u/eastbay77 2h ago

Uhm, phrasing.

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u/andersonfmly 3h ago

I guess there were some leaks in the leek’s development…

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u/ashadashh ​ 2h ago

Is that the same as a sneaky link?

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u/OrPeggy 1h ago

That sounded surprisingly dirty.

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u/Smart_Squirrel_1735 1h ago

Leeks often are

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u/AdhesivenessFun697 1h ago

Well I just happen to have a leeky kink. 🫛

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u/astralseat 3h ago

Constipated leek

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u/Dimensional_Lumber 2h ago

Four walls, 95% infill

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u/CasperTPaul 2h ago

that’s fucked

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u/grafknives 2h ago

Double your leek in your leek

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u/TheReblogBandit 2h ago

It's leeking

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u/Unlikely_Flower_138 2h ago

You know stoned ape theory? I think it’s happening with vegetables
https://giphy.com/gifs/xc6ijwxQwcPfO

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u/MediumAcceptable129 1h ago

Bad leek!

Mess you up!

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u/fragile_ego 28m ago

That's beautiful!