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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Roll Roll on May 13, 2009, 15:52

Title: Leeks
Post by: Roll Roll on May 13, 2009, 15:52
As room is limited in my garden veg patch, I'll soon have some room coming up as i'm moving my strawberrys as soon as they have fruited.
 I love leeks but have never had any luck growing them. Is it to late to sow them now?
Title: Re: Leeks
Post by: Aunt Sally on May 13, 2009, 15:54
I hope it's not too late as I've just had to sow some more as my first germination was not good enough.
Title: Re: Leeks
Post by: barney rubble on May 13, 2009, 15:55
No - go for it! You don't have to plant out until mid sumer with lots of them, and they can sit in the ground in cold conditions over the autumn and winter months, and be harvested then ::)
Title: Re: Leeks
Post by: DD. on May 13, 2009, 16:02
I hope it's not too late as I've just had to sow some more as my first germination was not good enough.

I hope not either, the cats have used some of mine as a bed! >:(
Title: Re: Leeks
Post by: Yabba on May 13, 2009, 16:04
Could have been worse, they could have used them as a litter tray ;)

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Title: Re: Leeks
Post by: DD. on May 13, 2009, 16:06
You may have hit upon something there - you obviously know what they were growing in!
Title: Re: Leeks
Post by: Yabba on May 13, 2009, 16:09
I do, and if my faster synapses and extended memory were up to scratch I'd have posted your picture by now ;)

... are you really, really, really sure they can just replace me? :(

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Title: Re: Leeks
Post by: Roll Roll on May 13, 2009, 16:12
 :) Wow what a quick response. Thank you everyone. :)
Title: Re: Leeks
Post by: barney rubble on May 13, 2009, 16:29
I hope it's not too late as I've just had to sow some more as my first germination was not good enough.

I hope not either, the cats have used some of mine as a bed! >:(

I found Barney (the black one) up on my potting table today,investigatung with nose and paws in all the cabbage seedling :mad:
Heaven knows how he got up there, the little monster must have secret wings (and horns)