How To Grow Leeks - A Complete Guide From Sowing Seed To Harvesting.
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- A complete guide on how to grow leeks from seed, including when to sow early and late leek varieties, when to transplant leek seedlings, care for leeks, dealing with rust on leek leaves, and when to harvest leeks.
See the chapters here:
00:00 Introduction
00:41 When To Sow Leek Seed
01:17 How To Sow Leek Seed
02:01 How To Transplant Leek Seedlings
04:11 When To Transplant Leek Seedlings
04:43 Separating The Strongest Seedlings
05:27 Potting Up Left Over Leek Plants
06:23 Introduction To Care After Transplanting Leeks
06:43 Leeks Month By Month
06:47 September - Young Leek Plants
06:51 October - Maturing Leek Plants
06:55 October - Planting Using Biodegradable Film
07:00 November - Rust On Leek Plants
07:35 December - Overwintering Leeks
08:17 January - Overwintering Leeks
08:44 February - Leeks Recovering After Winter
09:07 March - Harvesting First Leeks
09:39 April - Harvesting More Leeks
10:02 May - Growing Leek Plants For Flowers
10:31 June - Leek Flower Heads
11:00 July - Leek Flowers With Bees
For more gardening tips and advice, please see my website:
www.allotmentbook.co.uk/ 
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I loved seeing the leeks go through all the stages of development, and even through winter. Fascinating to see them flower, as well. Thank you!
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thank you ! no cutesy staff...straight to the point....British gardeners are my favorite!
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What a great explanation for a keen beginner to growing veg, thanks for your simple to follow video
Great visual information,thank you 👍
Excellent informative video mate thanks
Great Show!
Thank you - such a generous crop! Great tip to use the trowel Handle as a Dibble!
My favorite leeks are the Babington topset leeks - I had a great patch for the last 9 years, am starting again since moving last year!
Very nice video. I was looking for when to transplant them to the soil. I know now that my numerous small seedlings need to be transplanted to bigger pots so they can develop bigger roots. I have some from last year on the ground that are getting bigger (they seemed to have hibernated all winter) I'm very pleased with them though. In no time I'll be able to harvest as needed. Thank you so much!
Well done bruv. Can't wait to get my seedlings started!
Thank you! And good luck with your leeks!
Excellent video, watching as I'm checking my seedlings
Thank you! And good luck with your growing!
Thanks great information
Thank you!
Thanks for this interesting video, I am in Canada and wondering if leeks will survive through our minus 20C degrees winter ?
Thank you ! I will get a bigger divit to use to make the hole and rain is coming tonight and for the next few days glad I waited. Bye now out to drill holes and plant them ha ha Cheers from Alberta Canada. Subbed and hit the alarm glad I found you
Thank you very much for your comment, and best of luck with your growing!
Thank you so much for this video, I got leaks from a friend's garden to replant and they are growing flowers, I wasnt sure when to harvest them. I understand more now, very useful and complete information
Glad it was helpful!
What a lovely video. What fertillizer do you recommend and how often to use, please?
So you are growing leeks for basically a year? Start in April, harvest in March the following year? Is that right?
Excellent video, going to try Stamford using your method to get leeks in spring, thank you.
Thank you very much for your comment. I always look for late varieties for spring harvesting. I’ve never grown Stamford, but I hope it works for you!
Cheers... never grown leeks before but i sewed some using the baggy method and loads have germinated... Will get then into pots over the nexr few day👍
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this is great i shall do this just as shown to get my best leeks yet
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Great video baby leeks are the best so sweet and tender
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A great video , hopefully my leeks may fair a lot better than my previous efforts 6:35
Hope so!
A very helpful and well made video, so thanks.
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Please LEEK and subscribe !!!
Leeks, in my experience, like company and to compete. I plant them very close, 2 or 3 inches grid. Pull the weaker ones to use early and let the bully's grow.
Thanks for the info - I'm growing leeks for the first time, the little shoots are very vigorous, only took a few days for them to pop up! Is it ok that they flop over, or should I do something differently?
That sounds very quick for germination, mine typically take a couple of weeks. You may like to see this growing guide here (with photos) www.allotmentbook.co.uk/contents/leeks/
Did you save the seed from those that flowered?
I did not, but having read your comment I wish I had done :)
Probably a good thing. Only having the handful you kept wouldn't have produced the best genetic variability and vigor for your leeks. You require 20-50 leeks in flower to obtain true to type leeks. Sure, they may have produced viable seed, but it may have produced less than ideal leeks.
Hi what do you feed the leeks please mick
I do not feed them through their growing period, but I rotate my crops and feed the beds at the end of autumn with either a mulch or green manure. You may like to see my guide to website for more information: www.allotmentbook.co.uk/contents/leeks/
Why dont you just cut off what you want from the leeks and leave them in to continue growing more green leaves. I enjoy the leaves more than the white onion itself and make green leaf pies from them.
I heard Snowden leeked this information.