My leeks are looking reasonable but far from what some of the top boys can produce. I spent the whole of last weekend taking off the 14 inch collars and putting them into 18" ones.......pieces of black damp-proofing rolled around the barrel (see pic).
Whilst I was doing this I took the opportunity to remove any decaying foliage and split flags and to give any slightly bent barrels a bit of tender manipulation to make sure they were as straight as possible. The foliage is supported by a cane framework and another cane in the soil next to the leek helps to keep them growing upright.
Then I gave them a spray of Dithane 945 as they were suffering from a bit of rust. I also removed a few caterpillars of the leek moth. However, to be able to compete on the showbench I really need them to put on a bit of girth in the next 3 or 4 weeks, although some are better than others.
Again, as with my onions I could really do with a polytunnel to grow better quality leeks in....but that's a project for next year I hope.
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