Leeks Anyone??

[mew]

Just wondered how long they normally take to germinate. I sowed some in my unheated greenhouse about 2 weeks ago and no show at the mo.

What with not growing any veg before I have no clue...... (as you can probably tell from all the posts....)

Many thanks

MEWS

[Camile]

Hello,

it's my first time sowing this year, and it took them a bit less than 2 weeks to germinate.

They are in the second tray from the left:


Camile

[mew]

Hi Camile

Did you leave them in a greenhouse or windowsill to germinate?

I put mine in a tray and put a plastic bag the top to keep the moisture level up so the soil does dry out and left them in my unheated greenhouse.

thanks mew

[Camile]

Hi Mew,

We left them in that "greenhouse" I made all the time.

It's unheated as well but I have addedplenty of "fresh enough" manure in it .. so I believe the rotting process makes it some sort of hotframe.

Good luck,
Camile

[red]

I've sown some outside weeks ago - nothing doing. the rest of the packet i sowed in a big pot in the greenhouse.. and they are up. jury still out on the best method

[ohareward]

Hi Mew, I sow my leeks in a plastic tray in the unheated glasshouse. But it gets hot during the day. When they pop their heads up I take them out of the glasshouse and put them out in my shade house. When they are about 100- 150mm high I repot them into individual pots. This allows them to spread their roots. When they get to 200mm I plant them out. I do about 10 at atime so that I have a long season. Also they need to be mounded up as they grow to keep them white.


Robin

[Millymollymandy]

I just sow them direct into the soil! I didn't think you could transplant little baby leeklings? They take months to get to pencil thickness for the proper transplanting.

[paradox]

i sowed my seeds direct into a raised bed and they took about 3 weeks to start showing and there just chucking there seed pods now and are quite spindly little things.
Its amazing to think that there going to grow into great big leeks