[Benny130]

Anyone’s leeks in there final position yet? Not grown then before. They are about the thickness of a bic biro now.

[JayG]

You're too modest  - plenty big enough to plant out now.

[Mr Rotavator]

Mine are smaller than yours and they've been out for a few weeks now!

[juvenal]

Mine are out. Dibber's tip....

If the surface soil is dry and crumbly, water along the projected site of your leeks. This stops soil falling into the hole you've made before you can get the leek plant in!

[Benny130]

All in many thanks.

[Potterer]

Maybe ask other plot holders if you get allium leaf miner or other leek pests. I now have to cover mine with mesh to stop them getting got!

[lettice]

Mine went in yesterday, about the same size as first post.
Love planting leeks, always great fun.

Dib the holes.
Separate the leeks from your trays.
Pop them in the holes.
Get your plastic foot or so of old hose attached to your normal hose or in my case attached to a watering can, so you can carefully fill the hole.
Fill the holes with water.
Fix a few of the leeks that did not stand up so well.
Leave to grow on their own
Water once a week
Enjoy pulling carefully from December to April

[Benny130]

Still trying to find the way with my leeks. The holes I dropped them in dont seem to have filled in with soil. They seem firmly rooted. Should I add some soil to the holes?

Are they looking healthy??

[mumofstig]

As long as a little soil got washed down to settle the roots, they'll be fine. If yours have firmly rooted then then that did happen.
The holes don't need to fill in, with any luck the leeks will grow to fill the holes 

[juvenal]

Never 'pull' leeks.They'll snap. Get a fork deeply beside them and lever them up.

[Growster...]

Great-looking crop there, Benny!

Presume they are later ones, so will last the winter!

[Benny130]

i didnt want to throw any seedlings away so planted the lot! 125 in total I think 

Below zero and oarsman. Hope we get to eat them all!

[New shoot]

i didnt want to throw any seedlings away so planted the lot! 125 in total I think 

Me too    I have over 100 planted up because the seedlings looked so lovely, I couldn't bring myself to chuck them in the compost.

We can swap leek recipes in the cooking bit    Leek pie anyone 

[juvenal]

i didnt want to throw any seedlings away so planted the lot! 125 in total I think 

Me too    I have over 100 planted up because the seedlings looked so lovely, I couldn't bring myself to chuck them in the compost.

You've  expressed a terrible weakness we all have. "I grew it from a seed - I can't bear to see to see (sob) it...die.."

So some of us now face the prospect of 200 ripe beetroot; 450 leeks and three hundredweight of lettuce - all ready at the same time..

The photo illustrates my neighbour, bringing home his onion crop. He is single, lives in a one bed flat and doesn't like his neighbours.

Or onions very much...

[mumofstig]

  Leek pie anyone 

Leek and Feta in puff pastry is very nice lol