In article , Charlie wrote:

On Sat, 16 May 2009 10:44:26 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France
wrote:

On May 14, 4:59*am, 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

We just use a dibble and drop in the leek, we don't fill it in;
watering always releases a little soil.

Judith

Thanks for your method, which is the same as Pat's. Simple is best.

I *used* to back fill the hole...no longer will take the time for
that! :-) I'm also thinking the same method will work for onion
seedlings. Green onions/scallions should develop a nice long white
shank this way.

Charlie

If it's not too personal, how long is your dibble, Charlie? Ones I saw
at the nursery were only about 5 inches long, top to bottom. The
business end was only about 3 inches (Is it getting warm in here?).
Somehow, it just didn't seem manly enough.
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