BEST LEEKS FOR OVER WINTERING

i can see from what your saying new shoot i need to get the leeks a bigger size before planting them out and I've also taken on board DD's advise

i know my late father in law used to grew large leeks i think they where musselburgh but as i said ours where small but tasty the only problem was you needed several to make a meal where the larger ones you needed less and they lasted over a longer period

but hopefully I've learned a bit more about growing leeks that i need to put into practice starting this week sowing my leek seed many thanks RW

Rowland, one way to get leeks to get to a decent size is to liquid-feed them.

We used to grow about 200+, and every Saturday would feed them with some nettle tea, mixed with comfrey tea and some 6X diluted in water - all mixed up, and smelling awful, but fabulous for leeks, as the mixture stayed in the folds, and made them very lush! There was a bit of rust on the leaves, but not on the white end.

They all grew from biro-refill size to about 2" diameter, and apart from a bit of hoeing, they just sat there for the whole winter, like leeks do!

Thank you for all the advice from those that were being helpful.  Ta