Comments on: Nutritional Value of Leeks http://topveg.com/2008/02/28/nutritional-value-of-leeks/ news, reviews, hints and tips on vegetable gardening, fruit growing and herbs. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:34:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: TopVeg http://topveg.com/2008/02/28/nutritional-value-of-leeks/#comment-4809 TopVeg Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:06:24 +0000 http://topveg.com/2008/02/28/nutritional-value-of-leeks/#comment-4809 Frances Leeks are really worth a go - as summer leeks, baby leeks & all through the winter. We dug one tonight! They do require the same feeding/fertiliser regime as onions - but leeks need much deeper soil as they grow down a long way. Also, leeks need more space and we plant them with wider rows. The onion transplants should be placed just deep enough to stop them falling over. Hope that helps TopVeg Frances
Leeks are really worth a go - as summer leeks, baby leeks & all through the winter. We dug one tonight!
They do require the same feeding/fertiliser regime as onions - but leeks need much deeper soil as they grow down a long way. Also, leeks need more space and we plant them with wider rows.
The onion transplants should be placed just deep enough to stop them falling over.
Hope that helps
TopVeg

]]> By: Frances http://topveg.com/2008/02/28/nutritional-value-of-leeks/#comment-4808 Frances Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:21:11 +0000 http://topveg.com/2008/02/28/nutritional-value-of-leeks/#comment-4808 We will have to try leeks on your recommendation, having never grown them. Do they require the same treatment as onions? By the way, I have some onion seeds that were started indoors and are ready to go outside, how deep do they go into the ground? Frances at Faire Garden We will have to try leeks on your recommendation, having never grown them. Do they require the same treatment as onions? By the way, I have some onion seeds that were started indoors and are ready to go outside, how deep do they go into the ground?

Frances at Faire Garden

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