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Post by maggyd on Jan 9, 2009 14:15:08 GMT 1
Im very partial to leeks ;D we have been having them a lot lately! only trouble is I would have to grow them between plants as I dont have a veg patch or even room for one! is it do'able do you think?
Maybe a trial would be a good thing as an experiment what do you think??
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Post by bogmyrtle on Jan 9, 2009 15:54:23 GMT 1
Im very partial to leeks ;D we have been having them a lot lately! only trouble is I would have to grow them between plants as I dont have a veg patch or even room for one! is it do'able do you think? Maybe a trial would be a good thing as an experiment what do you think?? Maggy, that's a great idea, I've never grown them but do like them particularly steamed then tossed in butter  I would be willing to give them a go - just have to find somewhere to put the veg beds yet! |
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Post by emseypop on Jan 9, 2009 18:06:39 GMT 1
I'm not really keen on leeks, we're not a leeky house-hold either |
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Post by maggyd on Jan 9, 2009 22:41:16 GMT 1
Ive been doing them and mixing them in different schwartz sauces em with sausages and mash they are lubbly.
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Post by Sweetleaf on Jan 11, 2009 17:16:06 GMT 1
Leeks are easy, and its a good thing to grow them between rows of cabbages, as the smell confuses the pests .
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Post by maggyd on Jan 11, 2009 17:31:24 GMT 1
Yes but my O.H. has just made me think!! about the little pest we have  how do I stop him EMM Watering them?  ? |
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Post by maggyd on Feb 23, 2009 16:10:54 GMT 1
Well my leeks are through in the propegator they are in two 4" pots they are deep so I hope I can leave them there till they are sturdier to handle.
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Post by Biggles on Feb 23, 2009 22:56:26 GMT 1
I would like to give them a try--Is it too late to sow seed now? or do I buy the little plants?--Bigs
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Post by maggyd on Feb 23, 2009 23:23:17 GMT 1
I dont know Bigs but Im sure you could try and you could put them somewhere warm to germinate I left mine in the greenhouse so they were slow to come.
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Post by jasmine on Mar 14, 2009 21:07:42 GMT 1
We love leeks in our house - especially in cheese sauce!  I sowed mine at the beginning of February - they are really slow to appear - last year I had all but given up on them. They started life in the lobby and are now out in the mini greenhouse. They are growing very slowly and will go out in one of the raised beds when they are about as thick as a pencil. The are like little wisps of grass at the moment. |
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Post by karenwl on Mar 14, 2009 21:30:46 GMT 1
Hi All
im doing leeks again ive got some sown im my cold greenhouse covered in plastic.
They are just starting to come through,
Maggy have you thought of putting them in tubs so your little fella cant reach ;D
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Post by maggyd on Mar 14, 2009 21:38:30 GMT 1
How big tough karen? what I had thought if I build a fence about a foot high round them I dont think he will go in!! will he!! yes he probably will ! but if I see him go near I can stop him in his tracks with a NO mind you Ill probably get sick before him.  |
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Post by karenwl on Mar 14, 2009 21:44:01 GMT 1
How big tough karen? what I had thought if I build a fence about a foot high round them I dont think he will go in!! will he!! yes he probably will ! but if I see him go near I can stop him in his tracks with a NO mind you Ill probably get sick before him. now there is a question ;D anything is worth a try |
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Post by maggyd on Mar 17, 2009 21:53:02 GMT 1
John made me a box 4x4 for my leeks to-day and preserved it so I had better get cracking and remove the peris and lavender so I can condition the soil I think it will be big enough for over a dozen anyway! Im just trying them out this year really Ill plant most of them in my youngest Sons garden as Jad has gone out and bought hers from the G.C. I cant see my daughter digging up her lawn to plant some and I think the School my D.I.L and Son are at are growing veggies so they can have some but I hope the will prick them out I dont much like the thought of doing that and then giving them away.  |
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Post by maggyd on Mar 18, 2009 16:41:48 GMT 1
Here is my Leek box  Ill have to prepare the soil and move it on to the bed Ive just pricked them out into tomatoe boxes. |
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Post by maggyd on Apr 15, 2009 20:45:12 GMT 1
We love leeks in our house - especially in cheese sauce! I sowed mine at the beginning of February - they are really slow to appear - last year I had all but given up on them. They started life in the lobby and are now out in the mini greenhouse. They are growing very slowly and will go out in one of the raised beds when they are about as thick as a pencil. The are like little wisps of grass at the moment. jasmine I have transplanted my leeks from the plant pot that I sowed them in into tomatoe boxes! I did this a few weeks ago thinking that I could grow them on in here until they could go outside into a bed! but really they dont look as if they have grown any since then, I put the boxes outside and covered them with fleece when I went away, now they are back in the greenhouse , Im thinking now I should have put them in a seed bed as plotty does, I have just been watching his vidio and I now know they are not going to reach pencil thickness where they are! before I go on my hols; Any advice what do you do ? what are yours in? and how deep should it be? |
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Post by maggyd on Apr 16, 2009 15:39:47 GMT 1
Im doing a trial of my own I have spoon fed one of the two boxes with posphergen and I seeing what happens  Im sick of waiting to put them out at this rate the wont be pencil thickness till Christmas. |
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Post by maggyd on Apr 18, 2009 14:21:48 GMT 1
Latest on my leeks  I have now transplanted them in deeper pots! they had good roots on them but were starting to go along the bottom of the boxes!! THIS is definately their last home before the garden its been a learning curve anyway I now know what I will be doing with them next time. |
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Post by jad on Apr 18, 2009 17:42:19 GMT 1
Ive still got mine in the original pots I potted them into, havent seen them yet, took them around to mam and dad's while we were away I hope they have grown some more, I must admit mine havent thickened very much although they are getting longer, they look like very long pieces of grass now, I wonder when do they start to thicken, Ive never grown them before.  |
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Post by maggyd on Apr 18, 2009 19:23:11 GMT 1
Beats me tulip mine had good long roots on them but they were starting to grow along the bottom of the tomatoe box! yours are alright you have them in a deep pot! |
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Post by karenwl on Apr 18, 2009 19:30:33 GMT 1
Mine are still very thin, i will be leaving them as long as i can before planting them out
i will take a pic tomorrow and post it on here, ive shut the greenhouse up now.
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Post by maggyd on Apr 18, 2009 19:38:09 GMT 1
Good Ill show you mine as well if you promise not to laugh |
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Post by jad on Apr 19, 2009 9:33:50 GMT 1
Mine are still very thin, i will be leaving them as long as i can before planting them out i will take a pic tomorrow and post it on here, ive shut the greenhouse up now. Hi Karenwl have you grown leeks before? Do you know when they might start to thicken? When are you going to plant yours outside? Any advice gratefully accepted, dont really know what to do with mine. |
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Post by maggyd on Apr 19, 2009 18:50:21 GMT 1
Give them to your Mother in Law. 
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Post by karenwl on Apr 19, 2009 21:42:04 GMT 1
Mine are still very thin, i will be leaving them as long as i can before planting them out i will take a pic tomorrow and post it on here, ive shut the greenhouse up now. Hi Karenwl have you grown leeks before? Do you know when they might start to thicken? When are you going to plant yours outside? Any advice gratefully accepted, dont really know what to do with mine. Hi Tulip Ive grown them for the last 2 years and they hve done very well. I will not be planting them out for a few months yet. Mine are still very thin, they will start to thicken. I keep mine in the plastic greenhouse, i just keep the compost moist and not saturated. I have not had chance to take a pic yet but i will |
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