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onions and leeks question
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Ed ex@directory wrote: On 14/05/09 00:07, 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 snip Leeks aren't to be planted until they are about the diameter of a No.2 school pencil, snip Why is that? What would be the problem if they were planted when they had a much smaller diameter, say, like a cocktail stick? Ed Don't think it's a diameter problem really, except diameter has a relationship with length. (Usually the greater the diameter of the leek, the greater it's length. This is the way I've seen it presented in books. Basing it on length would avoid the confusion that we are discussing now.) You want 5 - 6 inches of the plant in the ground to produce the blanched (white) base of the leek. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En2TzBE0lp4 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050688.html |
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