Left Correct method of setting out young leek plants in a trench. Middle — Leek planted in a dibble hole and watered; watering usually settles sufficient earth around the roots. Right—Drawing up earth around the plant as it grows will blanch the stem. Before planting leeks trim back the leaves level with the heart leaf and shorten the roots to within l½in. of the bulb.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 5, 15 November 1950, Page 455
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64Left Correct method of setting out young leek plants in a trench. Middle—Leek planted in a dibble hole and watered; watering usually settles sufficient earth around the roots. Right—Drawing up earth around the plant as it grows will blanch the stem. Before planting leeks trim back the leaves level with the heart leaf and shorten the roots to within l½in. of the bulb. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 5, 15 November 1950, Page 455
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