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> >Just curious, I know that leeks are like mild onions.  What do you use 
> leeks in that a green onion wouldn't work? 

Bev, you know how an Ancho pepper tastes in Chilis Rellenos?  A little spice 
but not very hot, just the right taste.   A sweet bell pepper would make a 
poor Relleno.  Jalapenos or Hanbaneros would make a poor one as well.  

That's how it is with leeks.  There are some things like leek soup that just 
wouldn't be right with onions of any kind.

It's true that leeks don't grow much in hot weather, but they don't much 
deteriorate either.  If you get them started in the late winter or early 
spring, 
they will stagnate in the summer but continue growing in the fall.  Another 
advantage with leeks is that it is just about impossible to freeze them out.  
They wouldn't have survived this winter's cold here, but most winters you can 
leave them in the ground and pull them when you want them.

James