Posted on 08/06/2022 5:56:54 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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Sorry to hear about your garden! I do not think that is the first time that goats have done in someone’s garden!
Who wouldn’t hike up their skirts for that? ;)
“You got clout lady. ;)”
I discover The Good Stuff, and the populace falls in line, LOL!
Back in, ‘Sales School 101’ I learned that if you LOOK for Pink Elephants you will suddenly see them EVERYWHERE.
18 years in Retail Management after my Army Days.
And, it’s true!
(’Pink Elephants’ = Customers.)
https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/leeks/
"Leeks (Allium porrum or A. ampeloprasum var. porrum), sometimes called “the gourmet’s onion” are related to onions (A. cepa) and garlic (A. sativum) but have flat leaves instead of tubular and relatively little bulb development. They’re easy to grow and delicious with a taste all their own, very much like a mild onion. The thick leaf bases and slightly developed bulb look like a giant green onion and are eaten as a cooked vegetable. Leeks are not as popular in the United States as they are in Europe, where they are known as “poor man’s asparagus. ..." Good explanation on how to start and grow leeks, how to blanch. Unlike some other plants leeks will grow after other plants shut down for the fall. (One important thing is to clip the tops off new seedlings to keep them from falling over in the soil and encourage new leaves.) "Leeks do not go dormant in the fall but continue to grow slowly, so harvest time can be very flexible. Dig leeks any time after they are an inch or more in diameter, but leave them in the ground until you’re ready to use them." See the link for the rest of the article. I am growing Blu de Solais and Mussleburgh this year. They survive my winter if I throw some straw on them. (-20F sometimes)
“They survive my winter if I throw some straw on them.”
Don’t we all? LOL!
I LOVE potato leek soup this thread is making me hungry, I HATE cleaning leeks though!
I planted my leek seedlings inside an empty paper towel tube in the trench. It allows them to grow and blanch but lets them to grow and get a number of layers before the dirt fills in the trench. Not perfect, but less cleaning. I can also funnel water down to the roots. The tubes sort of hold together a while and melt into the dirt.
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