Re: Truth about leeks and asparagus.

Beth,

To avoid getting "leeked out", I found that leeks freeze very well.  I cut
off the root, and the darks greens, give them a wash and dry, and place them
whole in freezer bags.

They are pretty easy to cut  frozen (with a serrated knife).  I use them for
soups, mostly.  I also have a receipe for onions (leeks) and pasta which is
excellent!

Rene.



-----Original Message-----
From: Grem, Beth A <GremEA@navair.navy.mil>
To: 'veggie-list@eskimo.com' <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Date: Thursday, January 14, 1999 8:23 AM
Subject: RE: Truth about leeks and asparagus.


>Sue,
>
>  I garden in raised beds also- 6 4'x8' beds.  In regards to leeks, what
>spacing did you use?  I plan on planting one variety to harvest "early" and
>one to winter over so that I don't get leeked out.  I am looking for a good
>recipe for leek and potato soup. If I find a good one, I'll pass it along.
>
>Beth (MD zone 7)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Pesznecker, Sue [S*@lhs.org]
>Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 1999 5:23 PM
>To: 'veggie-list@eskimo.com'
>Subject: RE: Truth about leeks and asparagus.
>
>
>I haven't tried asparagus yet, but had great success with leeks last year.
>
>My entire veggie garden was in "raised wide-row beds."  Each raised bed was
>a 4 or 5 foot square.  The garden was a "tile" of these raised squares,
with
>a pathway in between-- kindof like a giant tic-tac-toe board.
>
>I planted my leek starts in April, in a trench within one of the raised
>beds.  Filled in the trenches as the leeks grew and ultimately blanched
them
>with straw.
>
>I didn't have any problems with drainage or rotting, probably because of
the
>raised beds.
>
>Also, because of the wide-row method, I was able to plant the leeks very
>close together, and so got a huge harvest out of a relatively small space.
>
>Question-- what does everyone do with all of their leeks?  We ate some, a
>dried some (for kitchen seasoning and for backpacking meals), and the rest
I
>sliced and froze in 1C. portions.  Any other ideas?
>
>Sue P.
>
>
>SPesznec@lhs.org                   Milwaukie, OR.
>
>> ----------
>> From: Grem, Beth A
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 1999 6:46 PM
>> To: 'veggie-list@eskimo.com'
>> Subject: Truth about leeks and asparagus.
>>
>>
>> I'm planning on growing both this year.  I've heard that asparagus does
>> not
>> NEED to be planted in a 12" trench. Has anyone out there planted the
>> crowns
>> only an few inches deep (and how were the results)?
>>   How about leeks?  If they start out in a trench in spring, don't they
>> drown in spring rainstorms??
>>
>> Beth (MD)
>>
>
>
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