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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: grannyjanny on June 18, 2009, 16:21:01

Title: Pklanted leeks.
Post by: grannyjanny on June 18, 2009, 16:21:01

I planted the leeks on Tuesday knowing there was going to be heavy rain yesterday. I dibbed a large hole, topped & tailed them, dropped them in & watered. The hole was so big the leeks were hardly visible after planting. Went to the plot today & the leeks have moved up the hole. Do I need to push them back in or will the roots pull them back down?

Title: Re: Pklanted leeks.
Post by: manicscousers on June 18, 2009, 17:11:50

if your weather is like ours, it's heaving down again now..I'd just leave them, janet, they usually sort themselves out  ;D

Title: Re: Pklanted leeks.
Post by: Digeroo on June 18, 2009, 20:33:53

Rain - what rain? 

Title: Re: Pklanted leeks.
Post by: grannyjanny on June 18, 2009, 20:57:58

It's been fine here today. We went to Tatton park with eldest born & her youngest. We saw a really amusing pig with a face only a mother could love or as daughter put it, that's a face for radio ;D ;D ;D.

Title: Re: Pklanted leeks.
Post by: small on June 18, 2009, 21:39:53

I find watering down the hole again usually shoves them back. I assume it's birds tugging that pulls them up, bit like onion sets in Spring.