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When is a leek not a leek?
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IT’S many years since I’ve written about leeks in this column and, to be honest, I’m not writing about them this month either. 

Embarrassment is part of the reason. In the past I’ve described leeks as the one crop you’ll never go wrong with — a vegetable that’s guaranteed to perform well in any conditions, but the leek has recently become a much more difficult prospect. 

Two serious problems, the leek moth and the allium leaf miner, are spreading rapidly through Britain, seemingly assisted by climate change.

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