LEEKS
ANJUM PORRUM. AJHum Pornun, commonly called leek, ia said to be a native of Switzerland. Of recent years much interest has been taken in the cultivation of this household vegetable. For the main crop seeds should be planted now. The best varieties for the amateur to grow are London Lag, Musselburgh and Lyon. The seedlings should be planted in double or single rows as celery, 15 inches between the plants and 12 inches between the doable rows. For general purposes holes about three inches in diameter and eight inches deep should be made with a dibber, and in these holes the plants should be placed upright. Water well and allow enough soil to fall to cover the roots. As the plants grow the holes can be filled up gradually, and so the blanching will proceed.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 35, 25 January 1932, Page 11
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136LEEKS Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 35, 25 January 1932, Page 11
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