[courgette]

a few weeks ago i lost several trays of seeds in the winds that blew my mini-greenhouse down. I managed to scoop up some of the compost & shove it back in the trays & didnt think any of it would carry on.....I was wrong....i now have fine green shoots coming up & after looking at seedling pics on google am still none the wiser!.....i planted leeks and chives.....how can i tell what is growing?! I had marked the original pots but when I'd scooped it up I hadnt a clue which was which!

[gobs]

This can be very diff at the early stages, but just a little patience , you soon will find out, chive leaves are 'round' (can't think of the right word there, someone will help out) and hollow inside, leeks are flat with sharp edges.

[Trillium]

Round is a good description of chive leaves. They're usually a greener colour than leeks, which lean towards blue/green tones. Until they're a bit larger, it's really hard to tell.

[courgette]

i'm guessing at this stage it doesnt really matter if i dont know what it is!! visions of me planting out single chive stems thinking they're leeks with being new to all this n'all!!  :roll:  

[Trillium]

Live and learn, like we all do    Soon enough the differences will be noticeable.

[Aidy]

i'm guessing at this stage it doesnt really matter if i dont know what it is!! visions of me planting out single chive stems thinking they're leeks with being new to all this n'all!!  :roll:  

There is your answer, you will find as the plants grow leeks will very quickly produce two leaves/stems where as chives stay single.

[courgette]

ah ha!! thanks for that! will be on the look out!!

[shaun]

have a taste of them the leeks will taste of leeks and the chives will taste of chives  

[cooperman]

the chives come straight up as green shoots (albeit weeney) with a little squigley bit on the top. The leeks usually appear as a tiny white shoot, hope that helps...

[agapanthus]

i'm guessing at this stage it doesnt really matter if i dont know what it is!! visions of me planting out single chive stems thinking they're leeks with being new to all this n'all!!  :roll:  

There is your answer, you will find as the plants grow leeks will very quickly produce two leaves/stems where as chives stay single.

how's things going with your chook campaign Aidy?

[Aidy]

Not good aggy, its the big bad fox thats in the way.