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    Transplanting Leeks

    Hi there, I've been lurking for a while, learning lots (for which I thank you all!) but now I have a couple of questions I can't find answers to. I hope you dont think me rude if I just jump straight in and ask a question ....

    I sowed leek seeds back in early March in a margarine tub which grew away fine. Theyre now a couple of inches high but have stopped growing. I dont think they will reach the pencil thickness I read on here is the best in their present container but I dont want to plant them out until June when I want them to go in the spot now full of early potatoes. So my question is, should I replant them into a bigger pot, will they need to go out earlier than I wanted, or shall I just leave them be until June??

    Sorry all, I'm a newbie to the site and should have introduced myself first I guess, forgive me and help me out??!
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    Have you got a little corner somewhere that they can go for a while?

    They will get bigger, honestly, but I find that popping them into the corner somewhere lets the roots grow, and then dig the bundle up when you are planting them into final positions and just drop into place. I usually end up transplanting them bit by bit as I get room, by just digging a few out with a dibber rather than all at once.

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    • #3
      Mine tend to do the same each year, so I usually prick them out into individual pots. This allows them to carry on growing and they will be pencil thick by the time the potatoes are lifted. I have 180 prick out 10 days ago and started to grow again.

      Ian

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      • #4
        Welcome to the Vine Daizee. You could plant the whole pot in a little space somewhere and let them grow on. The roots will come right through the pot but it doesn't matter. You can just cut them off. Leek roots usually end up so long and tangled that they need trimmed to get them down a whole. At planting time if you have trimmed the roots trim a bit off the tops too. Leeks are pretty tough so I don't think you have to worry about them. They will be fine.

        From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

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        • #5
          Thank you for your very helpful, and encouraging, replies. I will find a corner to pop my baby leeks in for now until the new potatoe bed can be a leek bed instead.

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