[Lenny59]

I'm wanting to get some plastic piping to blanch my leeks this year...

anyone suggest what to use and where I would get it from

Also what kind of diameter does it need to be?

[Goosegirl]

I got some land drainage tiles last year but they suffered in the frosts and split. I would get some drainpipes which should be the right diameter of about 6" or so, preferably from a builders' merchant, tip or recycling place or buy new from a DIY store, although they will be dearer.

[Lenny59]

Cheers for that........6 inches wide ? ......They seem big....Do they exclude the light being so wide?

[Kristen]

Loo rolls? That's what I'm planning to use this year (they will be dibbed in, which is what I normally do, but I'm going to also slip some loo rolls over them [when they are tall enough] to see if that will extend the blanched-shaft length)

[Lenny59]

Thats why I questioned the 6 inch drain pipes when loo rolls are not as wide ?

[Lardman]

Thats why I questioned the 6 inch drain pipes when loo rolls are not as wide ?

80mm downpipe is probably what you're after.

[Lenny59]

Thats why I questioned the 6 inch drain pipes when loo rolls are not as wide ?

80mm downpipe is probably what you're after.

That sounds the business....Cheers Lardman

[Ma and Pa Snip]

I normally use loo roll tubes,

however last year I found that they retained a lot of moisture without disintegrating and the leeks became soft and slimey in the area the loo roll covered.

Unless you want nice fat leeks, cut lengths of kitchen waste pipe will do the job.