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Re: Root crops, hilling leeks

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I just wait until the tops seem to have gotten big enough.  Also, in my
soil the top of the root will slightly be raised above the soil.  I also
mulch though, so to check how they're doing I just brush the mulch
away.  You could also just pull one up and see, harvest it as a baby
veggie (very gourmet, you know!)  

Do you hill your leeks, so you'll get a nice long white leek part (the
tender part)?  This brings to mind a problem I had last year growing
leeks.  How do people effectively grow crops that need to be hilled in a
square foot garden.  You can't start growing the leeks 8 inches below
the rest of the garden and if you mound it on top the dirt just gets
washed away from around the part you're trying to blanch.  Any ideas?

Kim
zone 9b, so. cal

Johnny Vann wrote:
> 
> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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> My Kinko Carrots and Laura Leeks just started peeking up from the soil. I've
> never (sucessfully) grown any root crops before. My biggest question is, how
> do you know when they are ready for harvest? Surely I don't just count the
> days and then guess.
> 
> Johnny Vann
> Berkeley, CA zone
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