Difference between revisions of "Leek"
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== Garden Journal == | == Garden Journal == | ||
| − | [[File:Leek 111221.JPG| | + | [[File:Frozen leek 101127 (6).JPG|left|160px]] November 2010 - Winter leek frozen.<br clear="all"/> |
| − | + | [[File:Leek 111221.JPG|160px|left]] December 2011 - Leek plants in midwinter. This is a species of leek that grows through the winter and can be harvested in spring.]]<br clear="all"/> | |
| + | [[File:Winter leek after frost 120217.JPG|160px|left]] February 2012 - Winter leek after several weeks of very low freezing temperatures.<br clear="all"/> | ||
| + | [[File:Summer leek 120618 (9).JPG|160px|left]] June 18, 2012 - This leek was sown in April and planted out in May, in a field with a good gift of compost, and deeply dug. Summer leek grows fast and these plants can probably be harvested in two months and will then be as thick as a wrist.<br clear="all"/> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 08:01, 19 June 2012
| Leek | |
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| Large earth bumblebee on leek flower | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Tribe: | Robinieae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. ampeloprasum |
| Subspecies: | A. ampeloprasum var. porrum |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum | |
Garden Journal
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November 2010 - Winter leek frozen.
December 2011 - Leek plants in midwinter. This is a species of leek that grows through the winter and can be harvested in spring.]]
February 2012 - Winter leek after several weeks of very low freezing temperatures.
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June 18, 2012 - This leek was sown in April and planted out in May, in a field with a good gift of compost, and deeply dug. Summer leek grows fast and these plants can probably be harvested in two months and will then be as thick as a wrist.
See also
External links
- Leek Wikipedia
