[Beetroot Queen]

Seems to get hundreds more weeds than any other. Three years running now its been the weediest bed going.

I know they need to come out but I cant eat them fast enough. 

[Paul Plots]

No idea why your leeks have a weedy bed (worse than else where on your plot) unless the weed seed made it's way there in a mulch or other organic material?

My last leeks are sat sitting in the fridge waiting for a date. Lovely flavour and worth the effort with the hoe. 

[Beetroot Queen]

Oh so its just me. They just seem to encourage weed growth wherever they grow.
Will be having words with them.

[sunshineband]

They are just teasing you, BQ 

[Goosegirl]

Do you put anything as a mulch on your leek bed that you don't on other beds?

[diospyros]

I was confused, I thought you couldn't get the weeds out as fast as you could eat them...

I think it's probably something you do to the other beds which stops the weeds, rather than something especial in the leek bed that's encouraging them.

[Beetroot Queen]

We dont do anything different, leeks now weeded and spoken too. They have been told mess with me and I'll the hoe out. All my veggies know BQ and a hoe mean certain death 

[pigguns]

I copied an idea out of a book and dibbed leeks through a few sheets of wet newspaper laid over the bed.  It really works well. 

[Beetroot Queen]

I copied an idea out of a book and dibbed leeks through a few sheets of wet newspaper laid over the bed.  It really works well.

Does this encourage slugs though, do you have any pics. I work better with pictures. LOL Harry isnt sleeping at night can you tell 

[snowdrops]

Have a look at gavinconways diary, he uses membrane for nearly anything, I think there's a picture on an onion thread.

[pigguns]

Didn't have slug issues- or if  I did I don't think they like leeks much 

-do I seem the sort of organised person who takes photos and then can find them to you? cool  no. 

[snowdrops]

BQ do you plant out with enough space to hoe? You can always just hoe between the rows & hand weed around them.

[Beetroot Queen]

BQ do you plant out with enough space to hoe? You can always just hoe between the rows & hand weed around them.

Errrm no  I try but my leeks move so all my rows go wonky

[snowdrops]

Get a gardeners line or a board & plant along it,move back down the plot & repeat. You can stagger the plant in between the ones from the previous row to save space. Can't do you a diagram but I bet some one can.

[Potty Plotty Lotty]

Get a gardeners line or a board & plant along it,move back down the plot & repeat. You can stagger the plant in between the ones from the previous row to save space. Can't do you a diagram but I bet some one can.

Or make one of these: 

http://video.allotment-garden.org/217/easy-plant-spacing-measuring-stick/