"David (in Normandy)" wrote in message
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: There should still be time to plant some leek seeds. I plant around 50
seeds
: per 5" pot and when they are around 6-8 inches high transplant
individually
: to their own dibbed hole - as deep as you can drop them in, around 8
inches
: apart. You should have a nice supply of leeks through Winter and Spring.
: I've just finished planting around 500 seedlings that way - my back is
: killing me, I never want to see another leek seedling again, ever! Until
: next year anyway :-)
:
: Around November you can plant onion sets and garlic. This year I'm trying
: growing onion from seed for the first time - apparently now is the time to
: plant those.
:
: You can also plant Spinach now ready for eating over Winter and Spring. It
: is excellent chopped up fine, steamed and mixed with a cheese sauce and
: served with pasta.
:
: You can also plant lettuce and raddish now. I find slugs a problem with
: planting lettuce seed directly into the garden so like to set these
: individually in 3" pots until they are growing well, then transfer them to
: the garden. Beetroot also works well this way without so many pests
: burrowing into them.
: --
: David
: ... Email address on website http://www.avisoft.co.uk
: ... Blog at http://dlts-french-adventures.blogspot.com/
:

Leek seeds...naa far too late. Try over wintering onions in September with
garlic and spring cabbage and then sow broad beans in October. Salad crops
now
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