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No earthing needed Cam. Just dib a big hole, fill it with water & then just drop in your leek. You might need to wriggle it about to get the roots in. The soil gradually falls around the plant ;D.

cool bananas clearing the bed sunday rain or shine and then i can pop them in with help from assistant gardener Harriet who is loving getting her hands into the soil

Perfect age to get little ones interested, will she have her own little veg or flower bed?
Have you seen the Joseph Bentley range of apprentice tools. The are lovely.

she got some tools for her birthday yes i am going to get her set up with a tomato plant :) Got a nice bright tomato planter bag :) She's growing the seed in the front room at the moment, every morning she sprays them with water and every night she says night night to them :)

How lovely ;D.

Yep she is :) and she knows it 2

We went for lunch today i bought her a kiddies toasted sandwich and i had a ham and cheese panini she pushed hers away saying no pulled my plate over and before i could do anything had lifted up 1/2 and started chomping down!!

so i had her sandwich :)

I think leeks are my favorite I grow 4 types just because I love them,Ive made a leek bed this yr I started putting in my Bulgarian  Giant ,will put the rest in as they get to a decent size ,Ive got them growing in almost pure rotted manure ,and will feed the liquid sheep's manure once a week, think Ive lived in the N E to long and got the bug there  ;D

Earthing up - agree - no need!

My dibber is 12" long & I use most of it. Best with moist soil. If powdery, scuff off the loose stuff first so that it doesn't fall into the hole.

Me - I dribble water in afterwards - this puts a little soil onto the roots.

Bentley tools - yes, great. The' apprentice' tools are just right for the oldies!!

Quote from: goodlife on April 25, 2012, 08:41:55

Quote from: elhuerto on April 25, 2012, 08:38:42

QuoteMine are nowhere near pencil more like sewing thread!

Mine too - I'm wondering if they'll ever grow up to be a pencil - I don't think they've put on any growth in the last 6 weeks.

If they've been on same compost for 6 weeks..it could be that they are running out of food. Try a 'gentle' nitrogen feed and they soon start bulking up... ;)

Thank you! I will treat them to a snack  :)