Leeks?

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johnthepost

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Leeks?
« on: May 22, 2014, 15:36 »
Sown some Musselburgh leeks last August and planted them out in October.
I pulled them up a couple of weeks ago because they were still looking a bit spindly, surrounded by weeds plus I needed the ground for Carrots and Parsnips.
Took the "leeks" home to the chef. She started preparing them for a soup when she called me a daft so-and-so.
They turned our to be Spring Onions!!!!!!. I checked the old biscuit tin where I keep my packets of seeds.
None were spring onions, but I had two packets of leeks. One unopened other opened. So I am absolutely certain I was planting leeks. The only thing I can think of is that it was a rogue packet with the wrong seeds in.
Anybody had this happen to them???

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Re: Leeks?
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2014, 17:32 »
Yes, I have had runner beans instead of dwarf French beans.  :lol:
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Re: Leeks?
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2014, 17:59 »
Leeks need a long time to mature, I think the august sowing was a tad on the late side, you need to be sowing them now, I have just planted out mine for this year/next spring
« Last Edit: May 22, 2014, 18:01 by jondav14 »
who pinched me marrow?

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Re: Leeks?
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2014, 18:27 »
Not seed, but I did buy some celery plants which produced celeriac. They were good though !

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Re: Leeks?
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2014, 18:29 »
And I bought some red hot poker roots this year  --- that became lupin plants when they grew :lol:
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