Growing Leeks
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Below are general guidelines for growing leeks, including plant height to
enable you to plan exactly where to place them when growing amongst other
plants.
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Plant Height
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Up to 60cm/2ft
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Time between sowing
and harvesting
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About
30 weeks
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Where to Sow
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Outdoors
in a seed bed |
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Sowing time
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Late
March - April� - temperature�� +12C/54F.�
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How to Sow
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12mm/1/2"
deep - very thinly - in rows 15cm/6" apart or in groups/
blocks |
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After Germination
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Thin
plants to 5cm/2".� |
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Growing on -�
�in Pots
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Not
recommended |
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Growing on -
in� open ground
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Once
the plants are 20cm/8" tall, transplant to final growing positions.
Water the bed well before lifting with a fork. Trim the root ends and
growing tips.� Make holes with a dibber,� 15cm/6" deep and
15cm/6" apart in rows or groups/blocks then drop the leek seedlings
into the holes (1 per hole). Fill each hole with water but not soil. |
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Aftercare
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Water
in dry weather but do not deliberately fill the holes with soil. Gradually
pull up surrounding� earth around the base of each plant during the
growing season which will increase the length of white stem. Try not to
get soil� between the leaves when doing so. Feed occasionally during
the growing season.
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Harvesting
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Begin
lifting when the leeks are small and tender to prolong the cropping
period. Leeks can be left in the ground over the winter months. |
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