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RE: Leek Advice - Broadway - 22-11-2020
Thanks Vinny
Your pun is pardoned
Do you have any advice on storing the tubers, can I or should I plant them now?
Many thanks......
RE: Leek Advice - Veggie - 22-11-2020
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These are my leeks - all shapes and sizes. The ones in the black pot at the back should have been planted out - but weren't so they can stay there now. I'd call those pencil thickness.
RE: Leek Advice - Broadway - 22-11-2020
Right, I've got two more questions and that's it, promise.
Could the thickness, or lack of it, be down to me not making a big enough hole with the dibber?
Can I lift these and plant them somewhere else?
Many thanks.....
RE: Leek Advice - Veggie - 22-11-2020
When did you plant them?
Still haven't seen a photo of yours!
RE: Leek Advice - Broadway - 22-11-2020
(22-11-2020, 07:23 PM)Veggie Wrote: When did you plant them?Sorry I thought you were being sarcastic, well you were sort of
Still haven't seen a photo of yours!
I tell you what, I'll attach the photo this time
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RE: Leek Advice - Veggie - 22-11-2020
Sarcastic? Me???? Surely not. ;P
Your leeks look fine - very healthy. You just need to add a little more patience.
Have you considered growing the JAs in containers? If you decide you don't like them, they'll be easier to dispose of. When I grew them, I couldn't get rid of them as they'd spread everywhere and they kept coming back for years (and I don't mean as wind).
RE: Leek Advice - Broadway - 22-11-2020
Patience, I'm a man! Ok I'll let them alone.
Regards the JA's, not considered containers but given the leeks deserve a stay of execution I'll bung them down the bottom for this year. Can I plant them now?
Thanks for your advice Veggie
RE: Leek Advice - Veggie - 22-11-2020
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own/vegetables/jerusalem-artichoke
RE: Leek Advice - Can the Man - 22-11-2020
My leeks are growing through the weeds I intend leaving them there till the spring when I hope to harvest them. I suppose I could always dig a few and cook them as baby leeks, be nice with chicken and a white wine sauce.
RE: Leek Advice - Can the Man - 22-11-2020
(22-11-2020, 09:16 PM)Veggie Wrote: https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own/vegetables/jerusalem-artichokeNever grew these before, might be worth considering for next year up against the fence.