[salmonking]

hi guys!
just a quick question.when I transplanted my leeks I cut the roots and tops like advised and planted deep in the ground.now,they are growing really well but the tops are growing long again!i thought be trimming them it would stop them going up?.is it ok to cut them shorter again,now they are in their final growing place or should I just leave them to it?thanks in advance

[mumofstig]

Just leave them to grow now 

[RaptorUK]

A related question if I may . . .

I transplanted my Leeks to dibbered holes,  they look a little wilted now as I expected,  how long should it take to start looking happy again ?

[JayG]

Keep them well watered in this hot weather, making sure some of the soil gets washed into the holes as you do so in case the roots aren't covered properly. A little wilting is only to be expected at first.

[Beetroot Queen]

They dont take long to stand back up, mine look fab already and they only went in last weekend

[Elm street]

I dibbed mine three weeks ago and they are well away now!
After checking the posts on this site about dibbing leeks, I decided not to cut the roots or leaves and they have all taken, not one lost!
I would leave yours to their own devices now just making sure they have enough water.

Mel

[RaptorUK]

Thanks folks,  I am watering them every other day while we are rainless . . .  I was wondering if I left them get too big before transplanting, the RHS says no larger than pencil thickness, most of mine are bby leek size.

[JayG]

They'll be fine - with more leaf to support than smaller ones they are bound to wilt more until the roots get established (congratulate yourself on actually over-achieving 'pencil thickness' leeks!  )

Suppose I should mention that undue stress can lead to bolting, although I have had them bolt (and not bolt) seemingly at random. 

[salmonking]

thanks all!leave alone then it is!!

[Goosegirl]

With one potting-on with a little root and leaf trim then feeding with MiracleGrow a few times, mine are more like a fat biro size! Probably left them a bit late when planting out the other day but both leaves and roots had put on a lot of growth and it was difficult to get them in the holes. I trimmed off the longer roots but left the leaves alone.

[RaptorUK]

They'll be fine - with more leaf to support than smaller ones they are bound to wilt more until the roots get established (congratulate yourself on actually over-achieving 'pencil thickness' leeks!  )

I actually put them in a nursery bed before they were pencil thickness as they seemed to have stalled in their cells . . . I'm now trying to get them into their appropriate final row positions.  Something else I've learned to do better for next year   

[Snoop]

To go back to Salmonking's question, I've never heard of trimming off the tops of leek plants once they're in the ground and growing. Was this ever a normal practice? Like most people I know round here, I just let them grow and get on with it.

[Growster...]

To go back to Salmonking's question, I've never heard of trimming off the tops of leek plants once they're in the ground and growing. Was this ever a normal practice? Like most people I know round here, I just let them grow and get on with it.

I think it was just another way to get them in straight rows, without too much greenery flapping around, Snoop.

I've got a book somewhere which even recommends that they are all planted with the leaves going in line with the rows!

Hmmm - sure to...;0)

[New shoot]

I've got a book somewhere which even recommends that they are all planted with the leaves going in line with the rows!

Hmmm - sure to...;0)

Crikey    I am a slacker then 

Hole made with dibber, leek chucked in, water sloshed down to wash some soil round the roots.  At this point I wander off and leave them to their own devices apart from the occasional weed and a few chicken manure pellets now and then 

[WhiteWolf]

Did I read in one of the threads on the boards about putting toilet roll inners around leeks (can't find the thread)?

Could some nice person explain why I would ned to do this please?

WW