Onions from seed.

[Aberdeenplotter]

Leeks are a very hardy vegetable and one of the few that will grow in winter conditions. Bit like savoy cabbage, brussel sprouts, some kinds of cauliflower, swedes and parsnips. I know my scheme of rotation includes a bed for winter veg . My reason for doing so is so that I can produce food for the kitchen in the winter months and see at least one part of the plot continuing to be productive when the other parts are desolate.

Like many people, I follow what my dad did in the garden when I was a child. His methods stemmed from need. Out of season vegetables weren't imported in the same quantities as they are now, indeed out of season vegetables would have been a luxury.

It's not wrong to produce leeks for the kitchen to be consumed outwith the winter months. To me, it is in its way a wee bit of a luxury and I personally tend to concentrate on growing other veg that matures outwith the winter months for consumption outwith the winter months. However, growing veg isn't so much on the basis of need and we can if we wish indulge ourselves out of season if that is what we want to do.

[Thelma Sanders]

Leeks in summmer? - but that's when I get my Spring onions, if I'm lucky *wry face*

[Potstubsdustbins]

It's your fault matey, you started this ball rolling.

p.s. You'll need some slow release granules as well but don't tell anyone I told you

Already use some of those specially for onions.

Colin

[Bigmallly]

Leeks in summer sounds good to me , then autumn.......hmmmm...., then winter & spring...........

[lottie dolly]

in fact,anytime you fancy a leek

[veggiechicken]

Here's a question - would you rather have an onion or a leek? I'd choose the leek as you get more for your space in the ground and you get greens as well as whites. If you can grow them all year round I'm starting to rethink my options

[Bigmallly]

Here's a question - would you rather have an onion or a leek? I'd choose the leek as you get more for your space in the ground and you get greens as well as whites. If you can grow them all year round I'm starting to rethink my options

Me too but since I have started sowing onions it seems a shame to waste them.........

[bearded bloke]

Here's a question - would you rather have an onion or a leek? I'd choose the leek as you get more for your space in the ground and you get greens as well as whites. If you can grow them all year round I'm starting to rethink my options

We use far more onions than leeks in cooking,but I find it easier to protect onions from alium leaf miner & leek moth (have both here,Oh the untold joy of garden pests)

[Thelma Sanders]

It's strange but here the leeks get attacked - not the onions

[Bigmallly]

After making a slight modification to my Prop Bottles, they are condensing nicely.........

[veggiechicken]

So patriotic with their red, white and blue seed labels

[Bigmallly]

So patriotic with their red, white and blue seed labels

You are so observant........I never even noticed.............

[veggiechicken]

You need to change the order..........

[Bigmallly]

You need to change the order..........

I will now that you brought it to mine & everyone else's attention..........

[veggiechicken]

Just thought you'd like to know Maybe you can pretend to be French or some other nationality...........