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hi all just wondering how long leeks take to germinate? and once germinated how long until planting out? Oh and what the best way of planting out (puddleing in)
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Germination was a little while for me - nearly 2 weeks before anything showed through and it took another 2 weeks or so before all the shoots were through.
I have mine in a large pot for the past 3 weeks (they having been too cramped in a small pot for about 2 months before that) and I expect to plant them in about 6-8 weeks time when the first spuds come up. -
Idealy you plant out leeks when they are about the size of a pencil. Make a deep holes with a broom handle or the like about 6 ins apart, drop the leek in then fill the hole with water which will wash some soil down over the roots and its done. The hole will give you a longer blanched stem but you will have to dig deep to lift them.Last edited by roitelet; 19-05-2008, 08:26 AM.Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poetComment
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