Allotment Diary : How to grow Leeks : Planting out

Time to transplant the Leek plants into their final growing positions outside on the allotment. I like to plant them out when they re about 1218 tall into holes about 6 deep. The depth of the hole determines the length of the blanched stem you ll get when harvesting. If you don t bury the stem then it ll grow green and be bitter. So, basically using a dibber, make a hole 6 deep or deeper and simply drop a plant into the hole and water in ensuring you don t fill the hole up with soil. I plant them out q br, br,