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can anyone tell me if you can plant leeks inbetween broad beans?
can anyone tell me if you can plant leeks inbetween broad beans?
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Not one I would have thought of Janto as my broad beans tend to be pretty heavy and I couldn't imagine getting another plant to grow with them. But, I'll be interested to hear what others say.~
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i got some baby leeks off another grape, and they are planted in a row, between my beans and peas ........ unfortunately the beans all died (the back garden ones without leeks died too) but the peas and leeks are all fine, and it solved the wasted space problem under the peas archComment
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Not sure if you can do that. But i have seen them grown all around the beds as a border plant. They then dont take up a full bed that can be used for other veggies during the course of the year."He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart"Comment
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is leeks an onion? if it is no you can't ( i have always teated them as an onion,they smell like one and taste like one)
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i checked, leeks ARE an alliumLast edited by BrideXIII; 27-11-2008, 12:39 AM.Vive Le Revolution!!!'Lets just stick it in, and see what happens?'
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I don't think they do particularily well together.
The leeks would be smothered and shaded by the bean foliage methinks.
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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Peas and beans really dislike being near alliums (onions, garlic, leeks). No idea why though ... Companion PlantingAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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