In The Garden — Blanching Leeks

Download | How to Grow Leeks | Complete Growing Guide Leeks are one of the most rewarding cool-season vegetables to grow in Canada. With their long, pale stems, upright blue-green leaves, and delicate onion flavour, they are a wonderful addition to soups, stews, casseroles, and roasted vegetable dishes. Unlike traditional onions, which develop rounded bulbs, leeks produce thick, overlapping leaf bases that form a cylindrical shank. When should you plant leeks in Canada? Most Canadian gardeners should start leek seeds indoors approximately 10–12 weeks before their planned outdoor transplanting date. Because leeks grow slowly during their early stages and require...