Mine, this year Garden Pearl, are waiting in the unheated greenhouse in Sunderland. If we get a warm spell they will venture out during the day, but back under glass overnight. Hope to get them out permanently by the end of the month, but very weather dependent.
Always sow in bog roll tubes in the greenhouse and they were planted a few weeks ago and are growing well. Doing this I believe that it's essential to plant out before the tap root shows below, so when the first leaves appear.
Last year our leek crop was wiped out by ALM, so we bought some micromesh to try to stop the blighters.
I've raised the seedlings in the greenhouse and the first batch are ready to plant out. Our mesh is in place.
Question is, should I wait until later in the season to avoid the first flight of the flies ? I have read different times for the 1st attack period, some say March and April, others into May.
Alternatively, a bloke on our site only raises his mesh to plant or weed when it is raining, to hopefully avoid attack. Is there any merit in this?
Ironing, so I do not use a very fast spin speed and I'm careful how I dry things, so rarely have to. I wait until eventually, there's a pile of things that must be ironed, so I have to force myself to make the effort