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leeks again
This year I would like to try something (anything) different this year for my leeks. I never get the long whites like you see in the store. I have seen the video of how to plant but MM fills the holes when I water. Has anybody wrapped them in something or any other suggestions?
johnp- Posts : 636
Join date : 2013-01-05
Age : 79
Location : high desert, Penrose CO
Re: leeks again
My suggestion is make the mix compost heavy so it isn't as likel6 to fill the hole in so quickly. Alternatively you can progressively fill in the box with mix as the leeks grow .
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
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There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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Re: leeks again
So kind of like potatoes, plant in shallow area and add MM as they grow. could do that, thanks camprn.
johnp- Posts : 636
Join date : 2013-01-05
Age : 79
Location : high desert, Penrose CO
Re: leeks again
I tried planting every other leek inside a toilet paper roll sticking up. When I harvest them I will see if there is any difference. I planted them in the fall, by the time they started to really grow this spring, the lip of the toilet paper rolls had caved in so I don't know if it will do any good.
yolos- Posts : 4139
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Re: leeks again
The other thing is to make sure the seedling are big enough, like in excess of 5", not including roots, and that you don't plant them too deeply when transplanting. The roots need plenty of room of several inches. I have success with my leeks with the denser mix and plant them in a box with 12" sides.
I just ate the last of my fresh leeks that I harvested in November.
I just ate the last of my fresh leeks that I harvested in November.
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
Re: leeks again
I thought about TP rolls also. I hae two paper towel rolls that I might cut up and see how the two methods compare.
johnp- Posts : 636
Join date : 2013-01-05
Age : 79
Location : high desert, Penrose CO
Re: leeks again
You were able to have fresh leeks after harvesting them in Nov. Wow. What is your secret to keeping them fresh. Just putting them in the frig.??camprn wrote:I just ate the last of my fresh leeks that I harvested in November.
yolos- Posts : 4139
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Age : 74
Location : Brooks, Ga Zone 7B/8A
Re: leeks again
I lifted the leeks including the roots, and kept them in a bucket with water at the roots, in a cool place.yolos wrote:You were able to have fresh leeks after harvesting them in Nov. Wow. What is your secret to keeping them fresh. Just putting them in the frig.??camprn wrote:I just ate the last of my fresh leeks that I harvested in November.
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
Re: leeks again
I will try that this fall. Sounds like a great way to keep them if they don't rot.
johnp- Posts : 636
Join date : 2013-01-05
Age : 79
Location : high desert, Penrose CO
Re: leeks again
Thanks for all the information. I recently added leeks to our taste palettes and I'm a big fan. Will be adding them to the list of things to grow in the near future.
mschaef- Posts : 597
Join date : 2012-03-12
Age : 38
Location : Hampton, Georgia
Re: leeks again
Last year I grew my leeks in an old-style SFG bed. In mid-July I bought transplants of Megaton (which I keep mis-spelling as Megatron... ) I made a depression, planted them in it, and as they grew I slowly filled the depression with compost, then starting mounding the compost, and then started heaping mulched leaves on top of that. I harvested two of them yesterday because they were in the way of this year's plans. They are about 18" long.
BeetlesPerSqFt- Posts : 1433
Join date : 2016-04-11
Location : Centre Hall, PA Zone 5b/6a LF:5/11-FF:10/10
Re: leeks again
I've been sprouting a store-bought leek, but I can't decide whether to transplant it into a top hat outdoors, or try to grow it inside over the winter.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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