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David in Normandy wrote:

Ed wrote:
On 13/05/09 13:15, Therefore wrote:
I have lost the labels from both onion and leek seedlings
which are about 6" high.

Is there any way that I differentiate between them at this stage

TIA .............................. Leslie


Why do you need to differentiate them?

Just plant each tray/pot load in a separate row.

As they grow, the onions will develop tubular hollow leafs whilst the
leeks will develop flat leaves.

Ed



Except that they are planted differently. Leeks should ideally be
dropped into a hole so the base is a few inches below the soil level to
give a good white stem. Onions are planted level with the soil.

How about just planting them as onion. Then hill the leeks similar to
white asparagus. Sounds like extra work though why not reseed the leeks
? How many plants are we talking about 50 or 50000.

Bill

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