leeks not fattened up

[Chef_uk]

First time for me and yep they aren't very thick. BUT a few factors should be noted.

1) I sowed them indoors on February 17th.
2) I didn't sow thinly
3) When it warmed up and they could go outside, i left them in the same container i sowed in
4) I didn't plant them out in to their holes until June 27th

Now i know i shouldn't be rewarded by them for the torture they have endured but even though they are medium size, they taste amazing.

[VirginVegGrower]

When are you sowing in 2012 Chef UK?

[Chef_uk]

I'm in two minds with how to grow next year. Being my second year my train of thought is to copy the first year but improve upon when i made mistakes that became apparent after i had made them. I'm leaning towards this method as i was quite conservative with my spacings and especially the leeks could have been planted much closer than i had done meaning even more medium size leeks. So in short, the answer is the same week

[daylily]

They shall fatten up in the spring.

[Jelliebabe]

Hi Daylily

so we should leave the pencil sized leeks in and they could still fatten up? Some of mine are teeny!

[FionaH]

I would leave them in Jelliebabe, unless you desperately need the space

[daylily]

Hi Daylily

so we should leave the pencil sized leeks in and they could still fatten up? Some of mine are teeny!

Hi, yes, I would leave them in. Actually, I am doing so, as we speak. They come handy for the hungry gap.

Mine are not all exactly pencil sized, I must admit, but nothing lost doing so.

[Two_Sheds]

Mine have been thin since I planted them out in July (I think), but I cut another dozen today and we souped them.
They kept growing, just slowly.