leeks

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  1. davygfuchsia

    davygfuchsia Gardener

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    Last year I sowed some leeks quite late on the allotment.

    I did get some earlier plants from a car boot sale which turned out great

    I transplanted some of my own grown ones which I am still digging out .. Some of this seedlings were left in the seed bed and are about pencil thickness .

    Would these transplant to grow on as an earlier crop ? I have this years sowing germinated in cold greenhouse ..

    Dave
     
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    Eat them now as 'baby leeks' as they will run to seed just the same as the overwintering bigguns do.
     
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    I agree with Scrungee, Dave. They'll just go to seed. Eat them as baby leeks - cooked for seconds in melted butter - lovely.
     
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    And on the subject of baby leeks, I'll always prick out some sown in the greenhouse into clumps in cell trays, then drop the whole bunch into a dibbered hole to produce those expensive 'baby leeks' sold for premium rates in supermarkets.

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    We're on the same wavelength with leeks, Scrungee.
    I always plant a short row of multiple leeks in the same hole to get babies for the the table. The supermarket charges a fortune for them. Same with all baby veg.
     
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    Thanks for your response .. Will get them dug up ..

    Dave
     
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    Thanks for the idea regarding planting in bunches Scrungee. I've been growing them for years but never gave a thought to baby leeks - I always chucked my surplus seedlings onto the compost heap.
     
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