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Young Leeks

pclark42pclark42 Posts: 186
in Fruit & veg
I have never grown leeks before and I have a number of them in mid-size pots, however they don't appear to be getting any larger (the green part) they are about 6 weeks old now and only 7 cm tall, should I be worried?

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  • nick615nick615 Posts: 1,487
    Mine are about the same, but they always seem a bit slow to wake up.  I'd make sure they've got some chicken manure (real stuff or pellets) around them, i.e. their favourite nutrition, and sit and wait.  Once they're 12-13 inches tall, dib 12 inch holes where you want them to grow on, drop a few pellets into each, and gently tease the saplings down as far as they'll go.  That'll ensure you get a decent white section at cropping stage.
  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    Anything belonging to the onion family take ages to come to fruition.  I am sure you will enjoy a nice leek and blue stilton tart this winter!!!
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • Claire_knoery1Claire_knoery1 Posts: 2
    Both my onions did this...
    Onions started inside in Feb... planted out and nothing for ages until last week!
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