Post by edwin on Jul 1, 2012 19:30:05 GMT -5
We finally got around to transplanting our Giant Musselbergh leeks.
We started our leeks Feb 19 in 200 cells per tray. On May 3rd - two weeks before last frost - we planted them out at 2" spacing and 6" between rows. They have been sitting there becoming more and more tangled and positively begging to be transplanted.
Eventually we broke down and transplanted them in our wet bed - not so wet this year.
Our plant spacing is 8" x 8" x 10" deep.
An old shovel handle that is extra thick makes an excellent dibble - marked at 10". The leeks are approximately 16" leaving about 6" of leek above the ground. This will produce a leek with a very nice 8+" white stem.
The goal is to have the ground soft enough that the dibble can be pushed into the ground. We have a ways to go for this bed.
The leek just drops into the hole. Using a regular diameter shovel handle may require a bit of effort to get the leeks into the hole - a small stick to poke them down is useful.
The heat has been brutal. The leeks are not happy. Probably Ferdzy isn't either.
Two days later, and they have mostly recovered. We will probably harvest about 1/2 this fall and 1/2 before last frost in the early spring.
We started our leeks Feb 19 in 200 cells per tray. On May 3rd - two weeks before last frost - we planted them out at 2" spacing and 6" between rows. They have been sitting there becoming more and more tangled and positively begging to be transplanted.
Eventually we broke down and transplanted them in our wet bed - not so wet this year.
Our plant spacing is 8" x 8" x 10" deep.
An old shovel handle that is extra thick makes an excellent dibble - marked at 10". The leeks are approximately 16" leaving about 6" of leek above the ground. This will produce a leek with a very nice 8+" white stem.
The goal is to have the ground soft enough that the dibble can be pushed into the ground. We have a ways to go for this bed.
The leek just drops into the hole. Using a regular diameter shovel handle may require a bit of effort to get the leeks into the hole - a small stick to poke them down is useful.
The heat has been brutal. The leeks are not happy. Probably Ferdzy isn't either.
Two days later, and they have mostly recovered. We will probably harvest about 1/2 this fall and 1/2 before last frost in the early spring.
