Leeks.

I planted out some leeks today. I had grown these in a tray and had planted far too many as usual – though with the weather playing up this year, it is good to have some in reserve.

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Here you can see that I have given them plenty of room, not that they need it of course – they really need deep soil. Ideally space them about 6″ apart. Also you will note that you are not supposed to close the hole up around the leek. This is so that it has room to grow without having to push away the soil. As I said in the video, birds don’t like them so wont pull them out and slugs are not partial either – good!

Good soil is key to growing leeks as they need nutrient rich, well-drained soil (mmm! sounds familiar) with a pH between 6 & 7. They like a crumbly loam – hence the roto-vating. But, they do OK in almost any soil as long as you aerated it well.