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doug hutch

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« on: September 08, 2010, 21:12 »
hi all
      i fancy growing leeks and have been told i would need
      to dig a leek trench if thats so what does it entail :mellow:

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solway cropper

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Re: leeks
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2010, 21:19 »
You don't need a trench. Just make a hole in the ground with a dibber and drop in the young leek plant. The depth of the hole will determine how long a blanched stem you get on the leek. I normally make mine 4-6 inches deep depending on the size of the young plant.

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Re: leeks
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2010, 22:16 »
But that's what you do in the summer, when they are ready for transplanting, after being sown in a bout march :)

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Re: leeks
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2010, 23:15 »
But that's what you do in the summer, when they are ready for transplanting, after being sown in a bout march

Are you saying doug should sow them in a trench?

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« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2010, 23:31 »
But that's what you do in the summer, when they are ready for transplanting, after being sown in a bout march

Are you saying doug should sow them in a trench?
No no, I just didn't want doug to think he had to do anything right now ;)

I will be growing my leeks

like this as usual :)

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Re: leeks
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2010, 06:29 »
What a brilliant idea!
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?


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