[Beetroot queen]

Some of my leeks are finally as thick as a pencil, I believe they do really happen (eventually)

shame I dont have a bed ready, they will have to wait, they are happy at the moment 

[mumofstig]

 ............no one will believe you without some photoes you know 

[Beetroot queen]

I have just been out to photograph the cue the neighbours will think I am up to something, tomorrow you can have pencil thick leeks 

[mumofstig]

 

[Jonajo]

you know, I almost forgot about my leeks! Put them in cat litter trays months ago, and watered them almost automatically without thinking about it. Then the other week I noticed the thickness of them - actually really pencil thickness..so in they went.

Yet last year I really didnt bother till they were that thick - I planted them when they got pretty tall and although they were fairly spindly I got a fab crop of them from the late autumn.

[solway cropper]

It doesn't really matter how thick they are when you plant them. They'll still grow. Mine are usually drinking straw thickness and they still manage to end up as thick as a spade shaft.

[New shoot]

Mine from seed are still like grass seedlings so ........whispers in shame...........I bought some a couple of weeks ago and planted those 

They were a bit skinny but seem to be making up ground now.

[bigben]

I planted two cat litter trayfulls. One went in last week even though they were not pencil thickness, the other will go in when I get some more ground, ie when I dig some spuds up. By then they might be the "right" size. I found last year that they only seemed to take off when I put them in the ground - possibly not enough goodness in the litter tray.

[PennyS]

I've got loads waiting, and some of them are actually pencil thickness - never thought I'd see the day 
Trouble is they're going to have to go in after something else - and my first earlies are a bit behind I think.
Oh well.. I'm sure something will make room for them.  Might put my superdooper crop rotation plans out of the window!