On Oct 29, 7:54*pm, harry wrote:
On Oct 29, 4:20*pm, Moonraker wrote:

Normally I have no problem with leeks, this year is an exception. They
have grown normally, however when I came to use the first, yesterday ,
on cutting them there are rust colour thin "trails" along the leeks.
These persist most of the way through them. Any ideas as to what the
problem might be and how I can avoid it in the future please?
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Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire

I think some kind of mineral deficiency can cause this too. Maybe due
to the dry weather? (Potassium?)

I just wonder if this could be a mild attack of Fusarium Basal Rot