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Title: babinton leeks
Post by: Twoflower on March 14, 2011, 19:30:22

I've looked all over the garden and i think my babinton leeks have died :'( Sooooooooo here i am being cheeky :) does any one have any babys to spare? i can swap or send a SAE

Twoflower

Title: Re: babinton leeks
Post by: saddad on March 27, 2011, 08:53:49

Are you sure... I've got plenty of volunteers... how many would you like...
sorry I didn't see this earlier...
:-X

Title: Re: babinton leeks
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on March 27, 2011, 19:15:19

Have you a few spare? I lost mine as well.

Title: Re: babinton leeks
Post by: saddad on March 27, 2011, 19:16:37

Quote from: Robert_Brenchley on March 27, 2011, 19:15:19
Have you a few spare? I lost mine as well.

Loads... just pm me an addy... :)

Title: Re: babinton leeks
Post by: Cuke on March 29, 2011, 22:03:19

Umm any chance I can be cheeky and ask if you still have any left? I've been googling looking for some after reading about them a couple of days ago and there doesn't seem to be any suppliers I can find.... :)

Title: Re: babinton leeks
Post by: lottie lou on March 29, 2011, 22:07:33

If you have a couple left to spare I would be grateful for them. Lost mine this year to the cold

Title: Re: babinton leeks
Post by: caroline7758 on March 30, 2011, 07:24:57

Can someone tell me what these are?

Title: Re: babinton leeks
Post by: saddad on March 30, 2011, 07:58:55

They are a perennial related to the onion family. Multiply by bubils at the roots and after a "flower" stem.. so once established you have a clump, and can pull them as you need them.. :)

Title: Re: babinton leeks
Post by: Twoflower on March 30, 2011, 10:02:24

Yes dead as a dodo.......................i suppose i didn't do bad i lost these and my Myrtle. It got very cold here this winter -16c over a long period and two foot of snow. I didn't have a green house as it got flat packed for the move and all my plants in pots........on a brighter note i spent sunday afternoon planting the first of the survivors in a new boarder ;D

Title: Re: babinton leeks
Post by: saddad on March 30, 2011, 13:03:24

Our Myrtle died too... but I had plans for that spot anyway... ;D

I wiil need postal addy (s) from Cuke and you... pm me please.

Title: Re: babinton leeks
Post by: detailista on March 31, 2011, 14:52:50

I've just bought 15 'seeds' for £2.20 inc postage from here

http://www.specialistauctions.com/auctiondetails.php?id=1498790

Title: Re: babinton leeks
Post by: saddad on March 31, 2011, 15:10:28

The seeds can be slow to start... 2nd year if too dried. I've never had any problem with them... am offering plantlets free... until they are gone.. :-X

Title: Re: babinton leeks
Post by: saddad on April 30, 2011, 19:59:20

Hi... had been waiting for rain to dig them out... but needed the ground so they came up today.... fifteen ATM but will get some more tomorrow... can post out Tuesday... :)

Title: Re: babinton leeks
Post by: detailista on May 03, 2011, 12:34:17

I only got one to grow from the fifteen I bought. :'(

Silly me didn't read instructions and think I planted them wrong side up.

Is it rounded end up?

Title: Re: babinton leeks
Post by: saddad on May 03, 2011, 12:50:17

No idea... they do it themselves here... I have some spare, just no cash to pst anything at the moment.. :-[

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