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Seeding Leeks ?
I have a leek bed with 100 plants growing well
unfortunately 90 of these have gone to seed The leek is mussel borough seed purchased from Alex Euro trading Birmingham 30 pence per packet Question can I blame the weather or could the seed have deteriated or any other ideas TIA ...................................Leslie -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access |
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Seeding Leeks ?
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I have a leek bed with 100 plants growing well unfortunately 90 of these have gone to seed The leek is mussel borough seed purchased from Alex Euro trading Birmingham 30 pence per packet Question can I blame the weather or could the seed have deteriated or any other ideas As far as I know (and I've only been growing leeks for a few years, so I'm no expert, but ...) going to seed is unrelated to the seeds you start with - that determines more germination chance, health of plant, etc. I think your problem is all due to growing conditions, such as the weather. How close to harvesting are you? I've found that leeks that have gone to seed are ok to eat as long as you remove the stalky bit. Is it time for a huge batch of soup to put in the freezer, perhaps? |
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Seeding Leeks ?
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I have a leek bed with 100 plants growing well unfortunately 90 of these have gone to seed Leeks have a tendency to run to seed if they have been subjected to a longish dry period at some point. -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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Seeding Leeks ?
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:20:05 +0200, David in Normandy
wrote: Therefore wrote: I have a leek bed with 100 plants growing well unfortunately 90 of these have gone to seed Leeks have a tendency to run to seed if they have been subjected to a longish dry period at some point. Works for me, sigh. -- ®óñ© © ²°¹°-°¹ |
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Seeding Leeks ?
"Therefore" wrote ... I have a leek bed with 100 plants growing well unfortunately 90 of these have gone to seed The leek is mussel borough seed purchased from Alex Euro trading Birmingham 30 pence per packet Question can I blame the weather or could the seed have deteriated or any other ideas If the seed germinated then it's fine. When did you plant the leeks and when did you plant them out? We plant our seed in mid May and plant out the seedlings around the middle to end of July for winter Leeks. Nowhere could have been dryer than here this season and they still haven't gone to seed. They have never gone to seed until year two. -- Regards Bob Hobden just W. of London |
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