Late leeks

[murray]

Hello all, I've been given some healthy looking, tho' very thin leeks in a pot today. I wondered if it was worth planting them, or is it too late? (or too early!!) Any advice gratefully received. Thanks. Murray

[Hazel at the Hill]

I'm sure that they will be fine, Murray - dib a 6" ish deep hole with a ....well, whatever comes to hand, like broomstick handle (I use) - then drop each leek down the 'ole. Water in.

[shirlthegirl43]

Hope it isn't too late, mine are in a bucket waiting for a bit of ground to come free. Wonder if I would be okay to plant them where they were last winter - it has had peas in it all summer?

[jacob marley]

Mine was only planted last wednesday go for it jacob

[shirlthegirl43]

Cheers for that Jacob.

[Alice]

I think they will be fine Murray. Leeks will stand all winter, so you can harvest them as baby leeks as veg for the dinner table , or leave them to grow as soup leeks.

[murray]

thanks for the advice.The trouble is, they're as thin as a piece of thin stuff! Like a thin piece of wire. (Quite thin really) and I,m scared they will just vanish into the earth. I'll make the holes v. small and thin and see what happens.

[roitelet]

You could try just transplanting them on the flat to allow them to grow a bit, then earth them up when they are a bit bigger You could put paper or cardboard collars round them before you earth them up to keep them clean.

Best of luck

[vertangie]

Mine were really thin when I planted the a few weeks ago, but they're starting to fatten up quite quickly really so I'd go for it.