Went in today.
thats about the size of mine too, but they wont go in for a few weeks yet when i take the first earlies up. are you trimming the roots of yours? i have found that even if they are quite weedy to start with the long growing period fattens them up perfectly fine.
Is "grass thickness" OK?
Hope so or I won't be planting them out till Christmas :o
No need, Sarah - they're only 1/2" long.
Most of ours are in but we have some Blanche to sell at the weekend!
;D
Love making a bit on the side.
So sad the WI doesn't function here any more - usd to be a good weekly source of income.
Mine are too tall for the coldframe now so will have to go in soon! Just not sure where!
Yes, Tim - mine were about like yours - and went in 10 days ago. I've never waited till they are pencil thick and get a good crop. This year I've planted Gennevilliers for a change.
Tricia
Mine went in today as well, Tim!
Are those kitchen scissors or nail scissors, just so that I can get things into perpective ;D
Sand
Kitchen.
Thanks Tim! Mine are looking similar to yours and I was worrying that they were not growing! They are currently in individual little plastic drinking cups so I am thinking that perhaps these cups are not deep enough for the roots? I don't really have room to put them out until some of the potatoes are ready so is it a good idea to transfer these to deeper pots for the time being?
thanks i would have waited for mine to be as big as pencils will get them in soon
OI tim........
will you stop calling my wife kitten....
edit()
sorry
misread your reply
Stanley
i,m having a third go at leeks . i know it is too late to sow but 3 survived to be the size of tims :'(i was left with 4 grass ones so i thought nothng to lose ???
what do you think my chances are of having any leeks this year?
marg
You'll be alright Marg. :)
humour byepass methnks
ah well
the Jermor from France are doing superb and the Mikor aint doing so well, the rain and wind seem to have damaged them a tad.
Why can I buy garlic and shallot at abaout a quarter of the price in northern france than in england!
Is this capitalism taken to a veggie point.
Harumph.
If I had a case I would rest it
Stanley
Quote from: stanley on June 02, 2007, 20:37:57
humour byepass methnks
ah well
the Jermor from France are doing superb and the Mikor aint doing so well, the rain and wind seem to have damaged them a tad.
Why can I buy garlic and shallot at abaout a quarter of the price in northern france than in england!
Is this capitalism taken to a veggie point.
Harumph.
If I had a case I would rest it
Stanley
Stan me lad,
we've (mostly) got a sense of humour, you just need to make better jokes! ;)
PS Garlic's free at my plot...... ::)
Everything's revoltingly expensive in Britain, it's the rip-off capital of the world.
Stanley - I enjoyed it - but only saw it this am.
Thanks for that Tim, thought I was losing the plot for a moment there.
ps
leeks going in when charlottes come out, 1000 ft high here and need to be hasty about things.
the buggers will be more like fountain pens than pencils but hey ho, it worked last year.
why do mine still look like gras???? too hot? too cold? why oh why oh why????
I've always ignored the "pencil" thickness, waiting for them to become that thick is like watching paint dry. I've always put them into their holes (made with an old cricket stump) when they're like thick grass. Trim the tops and roots, and never had any trouble (except for the thieving birds who pick them out of the holes). >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
mine are still thin wispy grass? ::)
I have just planted mine yesterday and they are short of 'pencil' thickness, but the roots were about 6" long when I got them untangled
Rosemary
I am not a believer in trimming - unless the roots are 6" long when it does help them fit the hole?
Where are you Stanley.... Accrington?
;D