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« on: October 04, 2007, 15:22 »
good afternoon,

just been for a wonder round the local garden center and a guy i got talkin to in there said i need to cut the tops off of my leeks to help them thicken out and to prompt new groth, does that sound right?  i had only heard of cutting tops off when you re-plant thin out etc.

is there anything i should be doing to them apart from weeding?


also done some hand weeding this morning round mine and one seams to have a flower type thing on the end of a long stem, does that need pulling and scraping now? and if so what would of caused it to do that?

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« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2007, 15:29 »
i dont bother with the cropping leaves etc .i just give them somepotash n sulphate of ammonia . 1/2 teaspoon of each . werks for me .. and as te flower one is going to seed .. eat it  :wink:
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« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2007, 15:32 »
would it do much harm triming the leafs? there are a few thats got mild rust. i know its not anything to worry about as they get removed.

i went the garden center and totaly forgot to look for some of that stuff, infact thats what i went for :roll:

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« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2007, 15:46 »
no it wont if they have rust or frost damage on the tips , :wink:

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« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2007, 15:56 »
About your flower head ...

At one of the plots that I share, my friend sowed his leek seeds very early and planted them out well before anyone else.  When I eventually brought my leeks to the plot to plant out, they looked pathetically weedy in comparison to his.  I thought I'd left it too late :(

However, my leeks are fattening up quite nicely now :D  and are on target but nearly all of his leeks have bolted and flower heads have appeared on all of them.  The combination of varying weather (warm spring, cold wet summer, warm autumn), and the sheer length of time growing, basically I think his leeks are doing what nature intended - producing flowers for the next generation right on schedule.
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« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2007, 16:27 »
ive just pulled it, i think it was one of the thinnest ones out of the whole lot, fingers crossed for the others!


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« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2007, 16:29 »
Quote from: "muntjac"
no it wont if they have rust or frost damage on the tips , :wink:


how much do you think i would be safe to trim off?

thanks

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« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2007, 18:57 »
i cant say mate as i dont do it .... perhaps leeky will know  :wink:

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« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2007, 19:00 »
I'm not trimming mine off - they are the smartest looking plants on the plot at the moment!

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« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2007, 19:21 »
i don't chop my leek tops - never had - and i like them young and slim - more intence flavour - i've started pulling mine already - very tasty indeed

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« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2007, 19:47 »
Hope we are still talking leeks here slodger. :lol:
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« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2007, 19:47 »
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Hope we are still talking leeks here splodger. :lol:

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« Reply #12 on: October 04, 2007, 19:49 »
Oops, my bad.

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« Reply #13 on: October 04, 2007, 19:49 »
Oops, my bad.

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« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2007, 19:51 »
you got dirty mind ice...

i like all my veg nice and young - not just my leeks  :wink:


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