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my leeks for the 1st time in 3 years are of bumper size 
is everyone else having the same yield. must be all the rain i guess
is everyone else having the same yield. must be all the rain i guess
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my plot march 2013http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvzqRS0_hbQ
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Good down here too, after a dismal 2011. Hot dry spring, wettish summer and autumn.
This year was the first time they really were pencil sized - usually more your darning needle
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Good for you lucky people - mine are miserable.
They got moth so I had to cut the tops off them and it's turned cold too quickly for much of a recovery
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They'll come back in the spring Thelma, don't give up on them.
Mine have been good this year (and early), mostly thanks to my lotty neighbour who gave me his leftovers. I'm not very good at alliums myself, they're always a bit weedyAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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Mine have also been good this year, I've still got plenty blanching in their drainpipes........
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I've been eating mine for 3 weeks now, planted 200 and think I may have overdone it!Comment
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Mine never reached pencil thickness stage - in fact they're still in their flowerpot, waiting Bumper year for leeks - not here
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Mine are only as thick as my fingers but at least I've got some.Last edited by Bren In Pots; 01-12-2012, 05:57 PM.Location....East Midlands.Comment
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Had a decent year, planted 45 ish around August and then another 50 a month later and I have been picking the largest ones over the last 2 weeks all around 2" wide. I did get leek moth but I cut back the affected plants and disposed of the tops, those are coming back slowly but surely probably wont see them edible until I have exhausted the others in the new year.Last edited by Jamesy_uk; 01-12-2012, 05:01 PM.Comment
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Good here too with lots more to go. I'm well chuffed as my brassicas look so lame this year.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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First time success for me with leeks, they're looking really good. Does anyone cover them with cardboard kitchen rolls to blanch, or do they self-blanch?Granny on the Game in SheffieldComment
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Early leeks went to seed (still got a few leek puddings from them though)
and later ones aren't up to much!
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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I have a few that actually look like leeks. Not whoppers, but this is an improvement on last year.
Actually, when I finally dug them out in the spring a number of the spring onion sized leeks had little bulbs under the soil. And no, they're weren't onions!Garden Grower
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can't overdo it with leeks, they are so delish in so many dishesOriginally posted by frogga View Post
Peculiar really with Wales being the home of the leek n allbut if still in pots, they may not have had as much moisture as those in the groundOriginally posted by veggiechicken View PostMine never reached pencil thickness stage - in fact they're still in their flowerpot, waiting Bumper year for leeks - not hereComment
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The only bit that will blanch is the bit below soil level. Or you can use kitchen rolls above ground, or earth them up.Originally posted by Florence Fennel View PostComment
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