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 ...

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 ...

This week we will make our final plantings of cool season veggies until fall. The seeds that we will be planting are ones that will either grow quickly, so we can harvest them before summer heat ...

Use a Best Buy compost for sowing seeds. If you sow in a seed tray, prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they're large enough to handle, using a Best Buy compost for raising young plants.

Try this leek cavolo nero and sweet potato tart for a light lunch full of flavor. This vegan tart is perfect for entertaining ...

We have Tornado, quite a late one, and a French heirloom variety called Blue Solaise, which makes very large leeks with a deep, hearty flavour, ideal for soups. All were planted out at pencil-size in ...

Leeks are a sweet offshoot of the onion with a long growing season, so in Zones 6 to 10, March is the ideal time for planting. The hardy root vegetable thrives in cool weather as long as they're ...

Garlic planted among roses will ward off aphids. Plant carrots and leeks together on the allotment or vegetable patch to protect against a number of pests. Leeks repel carrot fly and carrots repel ...

Using a watering can, fill the hole with water and allow to soak away - this will draw enough soil over the plant to cover the roots and produce wonderful blanched stems as the leek grows.