Topic: Couldn't wait any longer for a leek

[dicky]

Keenness has got the better of me and I planted out 45 leeks into toilet roll tubes this morning.

they will start of indoors and be grown on in a cold frame until ready for planting, anyone else started leeks yet?

[Curryandchips]

Yes I put half a packet into a large tub a week ago, and have them on a warm shelf at work. They are an early variety - Tropita.

[the_snail]

Nope not started mine yet. Infact not started anything yet. I am going to start in the next few days.

The_Snail

[loulou]

i started mine on the 25th jan a long with a bunch of  other stuff all showing now

[Roy Bham UK]

;D Yooz Guys are making me ichy fingers, I'm trying to control myself into holding back on the sowing as I never sown a stitch ::) by this time last year.
A lottie friend planted out runner bean seedlings begining of March last year and lost the lot to frost, be warned. :o ;D

[loulou]

i cant help it with the girls asking "can we sow some seeds mummy please please please after about 10 of these i give in and pass them the seed box hay it keeps them happy so im happy(till cleaning up time lol ) i dont want them to  get board with the veg just yet  im hoping not to lose the seedling but if i do i can explain to the girls why we lost them they would of planted plenty more to replace any losses

[dicky]

The leeks are just starting to show, after only a week

The plan is to keep them indoors until they are large enough to thin to 1 per tube (1 put in 3 seeds per tube), then put them in the garage or the coldframe until planting time.

[supersprout]

loulou, the girls could grow pea shoots if you wanted to keep them busy, which can be grown and eaten in about 10 days - picture and instructions at http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,57/topic,16918.0
it takes care of my itchy fingers at this time of year  :-[ ;)

[grotbag]

dont be to hasty to start sowing seeds, last year i did and got caught out by late frost,lost nearly everything so had to start again.Patience is a Virtue!!

[supersprout]

awww gb, you not nearly old enough to be grandad!!! :o :o