FAIRBANKS - Instead of listing the various components of the seed starting process, which I do every spring, today I am going to describe what today's leek planting session was like. This is in ...

A four-season crop, leeks are a fine-flavored addition to soups, scrambles and more. (For details on growing many other vegetables and fruits, visit our Crop at a Glancecollection page.) Easy to grow ...

The growing season starts when you first put seeds in a tray, and it ends when you're cleaning up after the fall harvest. That idea works in theory, but in practice, the lines can get blurry. Few ...

Unlike onions, leeks grow independently of day-length and will stand in your garden at temperatures colder than many other vegetables can handle, getting bigger until you harvest them. A flexible ...

Flavorful, versatile and extra-cold-hardy, leeks are delicious vegetables that belong in every garden. A growing number of American cooks and gardeners are discovering that they love leeks (Allium ...

Leeks are more often seen in the produce section than in a garden, which is a shame as they bring a certain panache, a willowy elegance to a garden with their stately, upright, blue-green foliage. The ...

Leek orchids don’t have many friends. Maybe it’s because they lack the drop-dead gorgeous looks of many of their fellow family members. Or perhaps it’s because they’re always the first to leave the ...

I don’t recall you ever mentioning leeks in your columns. I’m starting them now, along with Brussels sprouts — those are the two slowest-growing vegetables in our garden. In addition to being very ...