Tag Archives: leeks

The Great Leek Scape

Posted on January 7, 2022 by james

Or perhaps not, given today’s weather, but the weather is presumably what is responsible for the behaviour of this particular leek that I noticed in the veggie plot yesterday and photographed today after a snow shower with the biggest snowflakes … Continue reading →

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Last shot from the plot

Posted on January 1, 2022 by james

For 2021, at least 🙂 I lifted a good couple of dozen leeks to share with my extended family when we saw them just before the new year. Fortunately there are still plenty left for us.

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No dig diary, 27th June 2021

Posted on June 29, 2021 by james

I’ve now found a bit of space to plant out the leeks that have been in module trays in the greenhouse for what seems like forever. They’re a bit dotted around where I’ve removed plants such as the peas I … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 23rd June 2021

Posted on June 24, 2021 by james

After a few miserable days I got out in the garden today and planted out Romanesco cauliflower under my brassica netting. They should have gone out a couple of weeks back probably, but I wasn’t able to do so at … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 3rd April 2021

Posted on April 3, 2021 by james

Today I’ve sown more peas for shoots, using up the last of the seed from last year, some leeks and green and red basil. I’ve returned the aubergine seedlings that were in the greenhouse to the propagator as they seem … Continue reading →

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