Leeks - Musselburgh

To add to all of the above - when I've emptied the box and planted what I want to grow on for winter I just plant the left-overs in clumps in any spare corners of the veg plots and use them as baby leeks through the summer and early autumn.

 

Not sure about that, but I've not got any personal experience.

Not tried that, but I have read of people being really pleased with the results

 

No, I agree, I doubt they will like the shade. Seems a lot of effort / compost to grow them? but if you don't have a patch to grow them on then I guess that's the way forward.

I think for "bag growing" I'd be wanting to grow higher value crops, but also depends on what crops you want to eat of course

 

Although ... I'm sure the cognoscenti here could think up challenging / high-value / worthwhile crops to grow from grow-bags, if you set them the challenge :D

 

Lifted some leeks yesterday. Photo shows the self-blanching due to planting out into holes rather than sowing direct and earthing up.

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I also sowed my seeds this morning, and have them in the grow house, I used a 6" pot and sowed them thinly, looking forwad to seeing results.

 

Here's mine, looking better than the 2 Kelsae onions in the pots on the right.

 

The centre pot is looking well zigs, when would you be thinking about transplanting them ? May time ?

 

Probably May, i'll be hardening them off this week along with some Beetroot, Spinage, Celeriac (that Lolimac sent me ) and Lolo Rosso Lettuce.

I'll get the Leeks in the ground before transplanting them to their final position though.

 

Yours are well ahead Zigs. Mine were sown on Thursday and should be ready for planting out in the first week in June.
Just had some for tea - wrapped in ham with cheese, egg and breadcrumb sauce.

 

Sowed my "Winter Giants" today then it got too cold in the greenhouse so I sought refuge in the house, will try and get the Mussleburgh's sown in the next few days.