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Leeks

Hi All,

I Read Mel's article in OG years ago re Leeks in a hole.

I don't like that as it is inconvenient to redistribute the soil, My good
soil is not deep enough (yet,) the bottom of the hole will be in part shadow
up here at ~47 Degrees No, I would have to redistribute the compost fill and
fill in w/ soil at termination, ad inf.

It finally dawned on me that the concept is sound, the location is the
problem.

My solution: place the square(s) at the North side of the raised bed, dig
down 2" and plant or (this late) transplant the seedling Leeks at the -2"
level. Fill in the -2" as the seedlings grow and then form card board
borders around the square(s) in progressively higher increments of ~2",
filling in w/ compost.

This will not cast a shadow if at North side of bed, a rake redistributes
the compost at termination of project and there is no hole to fill!

I just wish that I had thought of this while I had a vacant N. Side. I have
formed a "patch" of three squares at the S. side of the designated bed and
have rationalized that as the sides grow progressively higher, the plants to
the north of the raised section will have grown to where the shadow will be
of negligible impact.

I shall report the results.


Regards,
DT (aka Dore Tyler)  dee_tee@msn.com
Doing his own thing in the privacy of his own garden.



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