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Loving Leeks

5/3/2016

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Paul - Plot 4:
​Don't you just love leeks?  We do.  I sowed mine on the 11th February in a propagator and they are already about 3 or 4 inches tall.  If you haven't got yours started yet, now is a good time to do so.  

This year I have sown a tray of Musselburgh and a tray of show leeks, Snowdon.  Musselburgh are a reliable leek of a medium size but our favourite is Snowdon, which grow to about 4 cm in diameter.  You can buy them online from Kings or Plants of Distinction.  Anyway, in about a week's time they will be ready for transplanting.  I usually transplant them into 9" diameter, deep pots and put about 15 leeks in each pot.  You can then leave them until the end of May when they should be about the width of a pencil.  It will then be time to plant them so watch this space for some good tips on how to do that.

What a funny week for weather!  It went from spring sunshine to winter snow and back again in three days.  Check out the gallery for some pictures which have been taken on the allotment over the last couple of days. 
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Donty Mon link
23/3/2016 01:56:08 pm

Can you get away with planting the leeks after the harvest of first early potatoes? I am already running out of space so if the leeks could wait until then, that would help.

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Paul link
23/3/2016 02:21:19 pm

Yes, I have done that in the past. If they start to get a bit big for the pot you can always dig them into the allotment to stop them getting potbound until the space is cleared for them.

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