musselburgh leeks

[pigletwillie]

Personally moggssue, I dont bother or worrit about the first two comments at all. As for the third, the planting hole is just really to blanch the stem, the roots soon get a bit of soil washed onto them so there is no need to backfill.

From an eating point of view, if you ever did backfill, the leeks would be the grittiest things you could ever eat as the soil particles would get between the layers of leek. A gritty leek is not an enjoyable thing to eat, trust me on this.

[hawthorns]

my leeks have made an appearance 9days after sowing them. they are situated on kitchen window sill

[moggssue]

Personally moggssue, I dont bother or worrit about the first two comments at all. As for the third, the planting hole is just really to blanch the stem, the roots soon get a bit of soil washed onto them so there is no need to backfill.

From an eating point of view, if you ever did backfill, the leeks would be the grittiest things you could ever eat as the soil particles would get between the layers of leek. A gritty leek is not an enjoyable thing to eat, trust me on this.

Thanks PW! I knew there'd be a good reason not to backfill - really don't fancy gritty leeks! I'd always thought leeks seemed difficult and complicated so not bothered trying - you've changed my mind thank you

[pigletwillie]

Tis a pleasure Moggssue.

Its the "experts" that muddy the water. Cut out custom, old wives tales and other needless faff and most veggies are quite straightforward to grow.