Leeks not bulking up

[katynewbie]

 :o

Lol...think the old chaps at my site would have heart attacks if I turned up in a bikini!! Lucky you Kay Pee, the upside of having your own garden!

;)

[katynewbie]

[supersprout]

(valiantly trying to keep on thread lol)
Got up at 4.30 to be on the plot at 5.30 to get those leeks in. The whole thing was pleasure - preparing the bed on a quiet plot, measuring out, separating the leeklings, making the holes, and finishing off with a fleece sun bonnet :) Best of all was the tip (whose was it? in the video?) of dobbing the roots in water before putting them in the holes - made it so easy, none of that twizzling and poking :-X :)



These are Gigante d'Inverno, fat 'uns, some had very satisfying bulbs on the end like onions.
Should be Gigante d'Inferno, hot work ;) Hope the leeklings will keep their cool today 8)



My own tip - I watered the bed copiously two days ago (was the early spud bed, so nice and loose) and covered immediately with black plastic sheet. It was a pleasure to plant into today :D

[robkb]

Nice photos Supersprout. Glad you've put the 'sun hat' on your leeks, as I've done the same but wasn't sure if I was mollycoddling them too much! But then again, with the sun this week I reckoned they'd fry if I didn't.

Cheers,
Rob ;)

[supersprout]

Thank you rob, I couldn't face watering every evening either :-[ ;)
Good luck with yours too 8)