[Ice]

I am the forum smutmeister, after all.   Apologies for the gremlins I seem to have at the mo. :roll:

[splodger]

that's ok then - thought i'd had too much to drink already - seeing double - not a good sign  : :shock:

[shaun]

chop the tops off and trim the roots.werks for me  

[muntjac]

they are already planted ya plonker ,,,,,,  :roll:

[shaun]

so are mine    :roll: no ones perfect
ohh just leave em nathan let em grow with the rust they will be fine  

[DD.]

so are mine    :roll: no ones perfect
ohh just leave em nathan let em grow with the rust they will be fine  

Sorry Nathan, it takes Shaun a long time to catch up. At planting time we had a discussion about trimming tops & roots. Shaun's still in that time warp.

However much it pains me - I agree - just leave them be!

[Annie]

Some of mt leeks were trimmed by a rabbit and are now no different to those not,also all the long bits of leaf help keep soil out if heavy rain kicks it up.

[leeky]

i cant say mate as i dont do it .... perhaps leeky will know  

I have left mine just grow. They are getting fat now. Some still thin, didnt even place them in a hole to plant them.  Contrary to my forum name I dont know much about leeks except they taste nice! Im watching you folks for info  

ps. I am actively looking for thin pipe to put over them, so they whiten up nice. keep an eye on yer drainpipes!

[muntjac]

use newspaper or cardboard ya wont end up in jail fer nicking pipe then

[sweet nasturtium]

Nobody mentioned earthing them up? (ahem!)
I did that with mine and they've fattened up well.  The ones I planted first and didn't earth up are rather fine and a bit rusty.

[David.]

Trimming ends never helped me grow leeks like the others, until I learnt to sow/plant them earlier and plant in a fertile bed.

In the meantime, I bought some giant/mammoth onion seeds which grew standard size leeks and saved embaressment.

But I still trim the tops as it helps me count how many are in a bundle if they're all the same height.

[shaun]

ps. I am actively looking for thin pipe to put over them, so they whiten up nice. keep an eye on yer drainpipes!

some folks who show big leeks use pipe lagging(the black foam type)
I cant say what its called in the building game cus I will get told off  :roll:

[DD.]

ps. I am actively looking for thin pipe to put over them, so they whiten up nice. keep an eye on yer drainpipes!

some folks who show big leeks use pipe lagging(the black foam type)
I cant say what its called in the building game cus I will get told off  :roll:

Oh - gone on Shaun, I'n sure there's room for one more!

[shaun]

well if you go into plumb centre and ask for a length of donkeydick they will know exactly what you want  

[DD.]

well if you go into plumb centre and ask for a length of donkeydick they will know exactly what you want  

Enough already - I'll move quickly on to view another post.