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Old 17-12-2003, 05:04 PM
Steve Harris
 
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Default Bitter Leeks
In article ,
(Alan Gould) wrote:

Bitterness in leeks could also be due to the plants being in an early
stage of bolting, or even soil composition.

The soil is quite sandy although it did have compost about a year ago..
Also, the area was shared with some sweetcorn which was fine if a bit
small (but it was a dwarf variety)

Nothing either wilted or flourished this year (except the tomatoes that
went mad)

My plan for 2004:

- Different plot for leeks that gets a bit more sun
- A bit of in-season fertiliser. (Blood, Fish and Bone)
- A bit more water
- Also try some Carentan (unopened packet from this year)

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
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