Leek advice please

I pulled all mine yesterday... they have not changed in size since I put them in at the end of July.... should I have waited?

I pulled all mine yesterday... they have not changed in size since I put them in at the end of July.... should I have waited?

I must addmit this has not been a good year for leeks around my way. At first I thought it was just mine that were looking not-so-brilliant this year...then other people began to say the same thing.

Some of mine have bulked out but none look like they will give the bumper, reliable late Autumn and into Spring staple standby that I am used to. Disappointing. Only difference I think I have made from last year is to plant mainly on a new half-plot (loads of clay although I did add compost last year).

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I don't worry about succession planting for leeks as, in a good year, they keep well in the soil right through to March from one (or two) plantings.

I have been trying to grow leeks with long, white shanks which my OH wants. I have dibbed holes at 6-7" when planting but on harvesting there is still not enough white length. Should I dib a bit deeper, or make a small trench and plant in that then earth up later on or does it depend on the variety? 

Some show growers use a plastic tube within a tube, as the leek grows you lift up the outer tube to keep the stalk elongating.

I actually made a mistake this year , because when I planted my leeks out, I planted them conventionally, ie I didn't make a hole and drop them in and then water, I just dug a small hole, and planted it, like I would a normal plant , but hey, they are coming up just as good and quite a large white stem as well .