[willnbirdie]

Hi

My leeks are growing well and I am keen to plant them out - but the info I have says when they are 8 inches high and as thick as a pencil.

We are growing Autumn Mammoth 2 - Snowstar (what or whoever they are - all new to us) and they are now 8 inches high but only half as thick as a pencil - how criticle do you think this is or will they come on better in the ground now rather than my growhouse?

Any advice - thanks

willnbirdie

[gobs]

I always take that advice as if they mean the inside of the pencil, plant up, they'll be fine.

[SkipRat]

Planted my leeks out a few days ago (Autumn giant and musselburgh) they wasn,t as thick as a pencil and they seem to have got away ok.
Like Gobs says, go ahead and plant them out...

[love-my-plot]

Same here .. Mine went out 2 weeks ago. About 7-8" long and only about half thickness, like you describe. They seem to be doing ok  

[flowerlady]

Good that means I can do mine too ... cos they are smaller than pencils but bigger than lead!  

[Lynne]

Good that means I can do mine too ... cos they are smaller than pencils but bigger than lead!  

They say it's good to have lead in the pencil.  :roll:

[flowerlady]

... spat my tea over the keyboard!!  :oops:

[kezlou]

bet thats not the only thing that went over the keyboard!  :bom:  :bom: