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    Hi all,

    Anyone have any good hints and tips on how to blanch leeks so that I can a longer nice white stem?

    I don't grow for show but would just like a bit more of the white eating part!

    Cheers
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  • #2
    Hello Frana & welcome to the Jungle, you can either plant them deep or cover the stem with a 9" piece of waste pipe when young.
    Last edited by Bigmallly; 12-04-2016, 10:04 PM.
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    • #3
      Wrap a toilet roll tube around them. The loo roll will need replacing a couple of times throughout the season as it gets wet. Worked for me last year though.

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      • #4
        I Earth them up with grass clippings.
        I also eat some of the green bits

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        • #5
          I'll be following Scoot and using the toilet/kitchen roll method and earthing up a bit.

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          • #6
            I earth them up a bit and mulch, too. But I eat a lot of the green as well as I like the stronger taste.
            Le Sarramea https://jgsgardening.blogspot.com/

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            • #7
              I like the green stuff too, I eat as much of my veg as I can including muddy carrot skin.

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              • #8
                I plant them out as deep as I can manage - anywhere between 12 and 20 cm depending on how strong I'm feeling.

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