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Post by karenwl on Apr 19, 2009 21:43:58 GMT 1
Good Ill show you mine as well  if you promise not to laugh  Maggy that is one thing i would never do is laugh xx |
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Post by maggyd on Apr 19, 2009 21:55:43 GMT 1
No I know you wouldnt Karen actually when I had a look to-day they arent loking too bad once they settle in the new pots and straighten up a bit. |
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Post by maggyd on Apr 19, 2009 21:59:38 GMT 1
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 MONTHS Karen  does that mean I shouldnt try to put mine out till I come back from my holls 20th June?  Hey Jen (tulip) do you want some lodgers??? |
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Post by karenwl on Apr 19, 2009 22:00:16 GMT 1
No I know you wouldnt Karen actually when I had a look to-day they arent loking too bad once they settle in the new pots and straighten up a bit. Mine are not straight maggy, and there is no rush to get them planted before you go away they will be ok till yyou come back from holiday. |
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Post by maggyd on Apr 19, 2009 22:04:59 GMT 1
Oh heck I did think in the garden I wouldnt need to ask for help!!
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Post by karenwl on Apr 19, 2009 22:27:51 GMT 1
Oh heck I did think in the garden I wouldnt need to ask for help!! Maggy if you want to plant them then its not a probem Make a large deep hole when you plant them and when you put them in fill the hole with water not soil they will fill the hole |
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Post by maggyd on Apr 19, 2009 22:47:16 GMT 1
Thats how I transpanted them as well Karen I did do some yeas ago when my F.I.L. was alive he gave me some that were ready for planting, I do remeber that is what I did then, but Im sure they werent pencil thickness they werent much thicker than mine now I think. |
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Post by karenwl on Jun 23, 2009 20:31:21 GMT 1
Maggy
Im so sorry that i never got round to posting photos, mine are in now and they were not pencil thickness at the time of planting.
They are doing well and i hope yours are too.
Again im so sorry xx
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Post by maggyd on Jun 23, 2009 21:42:06 GMT 1
No problem Karen I put them in before I went away, I had to put a net and some sticks over as the birds were pulling a couple out, they are looking alright they are about pencil thickness now, I gave them a good watering and sprinkled pellets Im now wondering if I should trim the tops I did before I put them in but they have got pointy tops again I think it must be the shorter side that has now grown!!  if you understand me!! I had to shout at Teddy when he jumped over and he seems to have got the message!! I hope. |
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Post by karenwl on Jun 23, 2009 22:03:16 GMT 1
No problem Karen I put them in before I went away, I had to put a net and some sticks over as the birds were pulling a couple out, they are looking alright they are about pencil thickness now, I gave them a good watering and sprinkled pellets Im now wondering if I should trim the tops I did before I put them in but they have got pointy tops again I think it must be the shorter side that has now grown!! if you understand me!! I had to shout at Teddy when he jumped over and he seems to have got the message!! I hope. he he as long as teddy is keeping off, i was told you are suposed to trim the tops and roots before planting i never have but another plot holder was doing it the other day, mine have been ok without doing it i will try trimming next year and see what happens he he xx |
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Post by maggyd on Jun 23, 2009 22:07:47 GMT 1
OH I did Karen I had seen someone else do it on a vidio!! really professional I was I wish Id put manuer on the plot a few weeks before though!! still I like small leeks.  a good job probably.!! |
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Post by karenwl on Jun 23, 2009 22:14:24 GMT 1
OH I did Karen I had seen someone else do it on a vidio!! really professional I was I wish Id put manuer on the plot a few weeks before though!! still I like small leeks. a good job probably.!! they will be fine kevs plot is immaculate everything in nice neat rows marked out to perfection he he im off to get in trouble for saying this i no i am ;D we all do things our own way if it works great if not try again till we get it right |
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Post by kevogerbil on Jun 24, 2009 19:01:18 GMT 1
My rows might be nice and neat but karens stuff is twice as big as mine grrrrrrrrrr hehe dont know how she does it
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Post by maggyd on Jun 24, 2009 20:45:03 GMT 1
You will have to post some pics Kev Karen will show you how wont you Karen?? |
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Post by kevogerbil on Jun 25, 2009 19:42:11 GMT 1
I will do think i need Karen to show me how to do the pics. Karen as given me a cucumber plant i dare not tell her my cucumbers are bigger than hers now ooopppps nobody say a word hehe
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Post by Biggles on Jun 25, 2009 19:55:11 GMT 1
Hmm-- Competition on the Lottie now?
Photographs needed for Proof of the biggest Leeks ;D-
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Post by kevogerbil on Jun 25, 2009 20:02:09 GMT 1
yes but i always come second best appart from the cucumbers hehe
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Post by maggyd on Jun 26, 2009 15:09:35 GMT 1
To early to show leeks Biggs I hope!! mine are a long way off being show size maybe in a years time!! |
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Post by karenwl on Jun 26, 2009 16:27:21 GMT 1
You will have to post some pics Kev Karen will show you how wont you Karen?? I will maggy dont worry ;D |
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does that mean I shouldnt try to put mine out till I come back from my holls 20th June?
