Category: Veg – Leek

  • Harvest a Leek with Me

    Harvest a Leek with Me

    The Big Reveal The big reveal of digging your harvest out of the ground never stops being exciting. Your Leeks have endured: We wait patiently for approximately 7 months to harvest a Leek and this is the satisfying moment where we get to dig them out of their snug ground. The Reward Every vegetable harvested…

  • Can I Eat My Leeks? – Identifying Common Leek Diseases

    Can I Eat My Leeks? – Identifying Common Leek Diseases

    Have you found spots or patches on your Leeks? Can you still eat your Leeks? Don’t dig them up and throw them away yet! Let’s take a look at a few common diseases of Leeks to see whether you can still take your leeks to the dinner table. Leek Rust It’s November in the Vegetable…

  • Lovely Lush Leeks Harvest

    Lovely Lush Leeks Harvest

    This is the first year I have actually grown Leeks from seed so this harvest is a real achievement! My Leeks have gone from looking like blades of grass as seedlings to fattened white stems over the course of seven months. Here’s my Journey with Leeks: Leeks were sown in Root Trainers, these are deep…

  • How to Plant Out Leeks in a Raised Bed with Video

    How to Plant Out Leeks in a Raised Bed with Video

    May is the time to Plant Out your Leeks so they have enough time to fatten up for the winter. Top 3 Growing Conditions for Leeks Leeks are quite easy to grow but they do need the following 3 things: How to Plant Out Leek Plants in a Raised Bed with Video 📋 You will…

  • Musselburgh Leek Harvest in February

    Musselburgh Leek Harvest in February

    Back in August 2022, we planted our Leek plug plants out into our new raised beds. We have been harvesting the smaller leeks from December and then the ground was frozen so it has been difficult to harvest anything. It’s now February and I’m thinking ahead to Spring thinking we are going to need the…

  • Leek Flower Spike’s – Its time for Harvesting

    Last week the flower spikes had arrived on our Leeks, really they should have all been harvested by the end of March but as our weather has been a month behind I had left them in the ground and forgotten about them. When the flower spikes appear on leeks, it means your leeks will get…