Leek depth

[captainhastings]

Any harm in holding them back in pots mine are about pen quill size maybe bit smaller at moment but quite tall. But I am waiting to get the new spuds out first in couple of weeks. They are in quite big pots so not getting bound

[Fleurisa]

The bloke in the photo might actually be quite short, giving you the impression that the leek he is holding is ginormous

[Stan79]

My leeks overwintered really well and were just out in the plot unloved and on their own... I tried blanching by putting toilet rolls over them but this really didn't work as they understandably got very soggy which then caused the outer layers of the leek to get soggy and start to decompose too... I now have some offcuts of gutter down pipe that i am going to try this year!

[jacob]

I tend to plant into a trench with a fill as they grow. This seems to give bigger leeks than dibbing.

Mind you, mine have just come out of modules and will languish in a trough until I've eaten my first earlies...

[Mr Bones]

I plant mine in a five inch deep trough too. I tread the base of the trough to firm the soil then dibber a six inch planting hole in the bottom. As the leeks grow, weeds on the banked sides of the trough are hoed off and soil gradually fills it all in. By the time the leeks are full sized the ground is flat resulting in a decent blanch.
First ones were planted a few days ago and are thriving in the current wet weather.