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trimming leeks
I have some leeks growing well and have cut the tops back twice to keep them
tidy which they have responded to very well. Should I carry on cutting them back and for how long? Also I have some more growing which are still a bit small for planting out, is it worth carrying on with them ( will they over winter) ? I realise they are all a bit late but I couldn't get any in at the right time. |
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I have been growing leeks for 3 or 4 years now and have never cut the tops
back - the only reason I can think of for doing this is if the plot is very exposed and winds might rock the plants - if that doesn't apply, then I would leave them. With regards to planting out more, it probably depends on the type - I grow Musselburgh which are basically a winter leek - I start using them about November and keep digging them as and when required right through to March - they do start to go a bit woody by then but they are fine for soups Jeanne "hillier" wrote in message ... I have some leeks growing well and have cut the tops back twice to keep them tidy which they have responded to very well. Should I carry on cutting them back and for how long? Also I have some more growing which are still a bit small for planting out, is it worth carrying on with them ( will they over winter) ? I realise they are all a bit late but I couldn't get any in at the right time. |
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"hillier" wrote I have some leeks growing well and have cut the tops back twice to keep them tidy which they have responded to very well. Should I carry on cutting them back and for how long? Also I have some more growing which are still a bit small for planting out, is it worth carrying on with them ( will they over winter) ? I realise they are all a bit late but I couldn't get any in at the right time. I've never heard of anyone cutting back the tops of Leeks before (except after the Leek Moth grubs destroy the foliage). You will have probably delayed/stunted the growth of these plants. -- Regards Bob In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London |
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On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 Bob Hobden wrote:
I have some leeks growing well and have cut the tops back twice to keep them tidy which they have responded to very well. Should I carry on cutting them back and for how long? Also I have some more growing which are still a bit small for planting out, is it worth carrying on with them ( will they over winter) ? I realise they are all a bit late but I couldn't get any in at the right time. I've never heard of anyone cutting back the tops of Leeks before (except after the Leek Moth grubs destroy the foliage). You will have probably delayed/stunted the growth of these plants. My French neighbour cuts off the tops of young leeks, usually in October/November, to make soup. Doesn't seem to make any difference to their growth. David -- David Rance http://www.mesnil.demon.co.uk Fido Address: 2:252/110 writing from Caversham, Reading, UK |
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