leeks

[flitwickone]

my seeds have germinated an the little fellas are about 2 inches high do i need to repot these now of leave for a while yet

and if so how far do i bury them in there new home

tyia

flitwickone

[flitwickone]

[saddad]

If you want to prick them out into modules they are big enough... it's on my hit list to do today. You can't bury them too deep but aim to put the white bit back under the surfasce of the compost...

[flitwickone]

thanks for the reply yes i have a nice ddep container for them to go in :D

[Geoff H]

You dont have to worry about how deep at this stage, just as deep as they were in the first pan. You plant them deep when you plant them outside. The idea then is you maximise the length of the blnched white stem that you eventually eat.
I love growing leeks - I think I have 3 or 4 varieties at the moment.

[goodlife]

another way doing it... ::) I'll never prick out my leek seedlings..I just let them grow in tray untill they are big enough to go out and then I separate them from each other, give a little root trim and pop them into ground...and I never had problem them not growing big enough...leeks can take a bit of rough treatment... ;)

[Mortality]

Thank you from me too, my leeks are about the same as flit's.

[davyw1]

Why not keep things simple, I have put this on a number of times

Plant pots fill, sprinkle seed, cover in clear polythene or glass to create condensation so you dont have to water cover to extract light. After they germinate just bottom water when required till planting out. no transplanting required

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[qahtan]

Thanks for info about the leeks,,,, we have them about 4 inches up in pots but so thin,,,,   
but then it's not considered planting day till May 24th,,,, Queen Victorias birthday,      ;-))))) qahtan

[sarah]

I agree with goodlife. I sow quite a number of seeds (100ish) into a couple  8" flower pots and they stay in there until ready to plant out. I usually put them in after my first earlies are out of the ground.  By then the leeks will look like thick grass and the thickest ones get planted and I never have a problem with them, I always get good thick leeks. 

[goodlife]

Soon I have to start feeding my leek seedlings..so they have energy to grow a bit bigger..seed compost do not have much nutrients...

[qahtan]

 what are you going to feed your seedling with,,, ;-))))))

thanks ,         qahtan

[tim]

Surely, seedlings do not need feeding?

Could be counterproductive?

[goodlife]

Surely, seedlings do not need feeding?

Yep...as I do not transplant them until they are big enough...they stay in seed compost in tray untill going to ground (about pencil size).
After few weeks there is nothing left in compost and they do not "fatten up"otherwise...
If they were in larger pots (other's photos) there is much more compost/feed for them..
I put few chicken manure pellets in watering can....and that surely is cheaper than using more compost..? ;)

[goodlife]

....hmm..I should add that my seedlings are not anymore just emerged ones..they they have been out now two weeks and my feed  is so well diluted/mild that I can give it everytime they get watered..or should I call it strenghtened water rather than feed... ::)

[davyw1]

There is enough feed in good compost to last about 6 weeks, after that i start to feed them but not every time they get watered, once a week at the most.