Fresh leeks are not green onions. Learn everything you need to know about growing leeks to add a mild onion flavor to your favorite dishes. Leeks are a popular and easy-to-grow vegetable often ...
We're willing to bet that learning how to grow leeks has been on your to-do list for a while – and if it isn't, it should be! This versatile vegetable is part of the allium family, so alongside ...
Leeks grow slowly and take up space in the ground almost all year, so make sure you have room. Around 20 mature leeks should fit in a square metre. Sow in April, either in module trays, putting ...
With their compact, bolt upright growth, leeks are the ideal crop to squeeze into bare patches on an allotment or in a border. Here's how to grow this stalwart of the vegetable patch. Leeks prefer ...
In addition, leeks are rich in polyphenols (another type of plant pigment with antioxidant properties), allicin (a beneficial antimicrobial sulfur compound), vitamin K1 (essential for blood ...
Leeks have dropped in price to Rs. 6 a kilo, good news for the consumer but disastrous news for the farmer Unfortunately, over-production is affecting the market for this popular vegetable. The ...
This week we will make our final plantings of cool season veggies until fall. The seeds that we will be planting are ones ...