Leeks (Allium porrum) 'Musselburgh' as recommended by an east side plot holder.
Leeks are a great vegetable to grow in our climate, especially if you are a beginner and are looking for something easy to grow without the need for lots of ongoing maintaiance. 'Musselburgh' is an old Scottish variety which remains popular, is pretty hardy, matures in the autumn but can be left in the cold soil for a long harvest period. Other varieties include 'Bandit' which matures late in the winter season and is said to have good resistance to rust and bolting. 'Pandora' is productive, quick to mature and is resistant to rust.
Site: Ideally leeks prefer a sunny, open site with well fed soil. They are a member of the allium family, so shouldn't follow other alliums (such as onions and garlic) in a crop rotation system.
Sowing: leeks can be sown directly into the soil but tend to do better if started off in indoors. Sow in seed trays in late winter/early spring indoors in a propagator/warm greenhouse or late spring in an unheated greenhouse. Broadcast them onto moist compost and cover with a little more compost. Don't water them from above after you have sown them as this can wash the little seeds to one side of the tray. It is better to sit the tray in water and let the compost soak it up.
Once they are about 15cm tall, when they have a bit of width, pot into modules or 7cm pots. Grow on, then harden them off ready to plant out when the soil is warm enough (around May or early June). If you can be bothered, you can trim the roots a little (to about 2.5cm) which stops them getting tangled up and makes them easier to plant.
Planting: outside in rows 30cm apart, at 15cm spacings. Use a dibber (or broken and sharpened wooden spade shaft!) to make a hole about 15cm deep for each 'leeklet' (as shown in photograph). Plop the plant in and water it. This 'puddling in' will start backfilling the earth: weather and time will complete the process. As the plant grows you can earth up the plants a bit above soil level to increase the blanched stem, which is more tasty and softer than the green parts.
General maintenance: keep well watered until established. Feed occasionally if you like and keep weeded. Successional sowing will ensure you get a long harvest period. Apart from that, they are fairly undemanding.


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Photograph: Courtesy of Noah Fecks
Photograph: Courtesy of Noah FecksDaintree
A flirty, 'come up and see me sometime' kind of rooftop
A recent addition to 2021's new rooftop bars and viewstaurants slid in just under this year's late summer wire.
Daintree, on the top floor of midtown's Hotel Hendricks, is the latest venture from Parched Hospitality, the group behind another recently opened chic rooftop lounge, The Sentry Flatiron, among other NYC venues. And, just like Parched's last opening, Daintree is notable for its Manhattan skyline views.
Take an elevator up to the hotel's 29th floor and you'll enter a 180-seat space packed with leafy potted plants, tumbling vines and walls of windows. The flora, color scheme and vistas all bring the outside in, while a 70-seat terrace does the reverse. The south-facing vantage point has a clear line to the Empire State Building with plenty of possible snapshots from myriad angles. Each space has its own full-service bar.
The drink menu is authored by beverage consultants Tristan Brunel and Gates Otsuji, the latter of whom recently spoke with Time Out about the future of drinking in NYC. Martinis take the spotlight, with five options prominently featured (all $18), followed by "Everything Else," which mostly includes cocktails, but also a dare or two. The "Oh Behave" for example, is a bottle of Champagne, a dozen oysters and a room for the night ($1,000).
Snacks absent propositions include caviar and chips ($48 for 12g), uni deviled eggs ($19) and complimentary chicken salt seaweed popcorn with another winking note to "just ask for more."
Daintree is located at 25 West 38th Street and is open Tuesday to Saturday from 4pm–12am. Reservations are available here and walk-ins are welcome.
Amber Sutherland-Namako
www.daintreenyc.com
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No Posted Solutions Work: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your comp..."
For certain songs (for example, Bezardee), Spotify on PC offers the msg "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." (On my android phone, it simply skips the song). It refuses to play the song in other playlists as well. The songs span several artists and genres so it doesn't look like a copyright issue. The problem, in different forms, is occurring on both PC and phone, so it seems like the Spotify server has something going on. I've tried various solutions (there are a lot of posts about this topic, both in Spotify and elsewhere...) like deleting the local files. bnk file, hardware deceleratioin, etc... so far, nothing works.
UPDATE: Spotify support has gotten in touch and asked me to log on to the test account I've read about in other threads. I logged on and sure enough, in the test account I can listen to the songs that are marked "Spotify can't play this right now" in my own account. No solution forthcoming yet, nor any explanation why this happens. We'll see if support continues to follow up.
Spotify can't play this right now.
Same issue, when ever I try to play a playlist or song it starts skipping and then says "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have..."
I cant play a single track!
It's weird that none of the posted solutions mention the basic cause of the problem either! Well let's hope they find something out for us! THANK YOU for saying that you have this problem too!
Same issue here. Tried everything and still have to click to hear next song. Sometimes it will play two - three songs before hanging but always hangs.
Same issue and was eventually resolved when I noticed all the ones that were not working had the "Explicit" label.


We are looking to read a wide selection of fiction and non-fiction related to London, its buildings and its history through regular meetings throughout the year.
First up is the Booker Prize-winning 'Offshore' by Penelope Fitzgerald.
'Offshore' is a dry, genuinely funny novel, set among the houseboat community who rise and fall with the tide of the Thames on Battersea Reach.
We will be choosing the next book at the meeting, so do come along, share your ideas and contribute to a lively discussion about 'reading London'!
We'd also like to encourage you to support your local community by buying your copy of the book at your local bookshop.
PLACES ARE LIMITED; however do add your name to the waitlist as this will determine where we book our next meeting space for the book group.
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