Gardens at Mathews

Leek ‘Jaune du Poitou’

Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.

The photographs

Slender leek seedlings pushing up through a bed of red-orange bark mulch, a small white handwritten label among them, orange marker stakes and white clover at the edges, rough grass and woodland behind.
Week of 25 MaySlender leek seedlings pushing up through a bed of red-orange bark mulch, a small white handwritten label among them, orange marker stakes and white clover at the edges, rough grass and woodland behind.
A long mound of dark bare soil planted with rows of young leeks, orange marker stakes down both sides and a white label at the near end, mown grass, a split-rail fence and woodland behind.
Week of 25 MayA long mound of dark bare soil planted with rows of young leeks, orange marker stakes down both sides and a white label at the near end, mown grass, a split-rail fence and woodland behind.
A block of young leeks standing in red-orange bark mulch, their flat blue-green leaves fanning out, with mown grass and low groundcover pressing in at the edges.
Week of 29 JuneA block of young leeks standing in red-orange bark mulch, their flat blue-green leaves fanning out, with mown grass and low groundcover pressing in at the edges.

What happened

Crop
Leek
Variety
Jaune du Poitou
Transplanted
31 May 2026
Status
vegetative

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