Charlie wrote:
On Wed, 13 May 2009 16:07:54 -0700, Billy
wrote:

In article ,
Ed ex@directory 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
Leeks aren't to be planted until they are about the diameter of a No.2
school pencil, and then they are placed in a trench which is slowly
filled in to give the blanched portion of the leek.

They can also be planted deep using a dibble and then compost, mulch,
etc (you know the routine) added....to accomplish the same end.

Charlie

That is how I do it, seems a lot less bother than a trench. I dib a deep
hole and drop the leek into it, sometimes only the tip of the leek is
still above ground level. I do not back fill the hole though and just
leave it. It has always worked well for me. Some earth usually tumbles
back in the hole over the coming weeks anyway or the leek grows to fill
out the hole. I grow a couple of hundred leeks this way every year - we
like leek soup :-)

--
David in Normandy.