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Post by diane on Oct 30, 2020 15:12:13 GMT -5
My daughter has been doing all my shopping for me. I had eaten all my home-grown leeks so I asked her to buy me some. She bought me only two. They were much bigger than any I've grown but she said she chose the smallest so they would fit into the plastic bag.
Is there a particular type that grows huge, or is it culture that makes a difference?
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Post by xdrix on Oct 30, 2020 17:40:38 GMT -5
For the variety i don't know but i have try to grow the leeks with carrots and the result was beautiful.
A soil with a lot of N looked help the grow.
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Post by diane on Oct 31, 2020 0:15:40 GMT -5
Did your carrots also grow very big?
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Post by xdrix on Oct 31, 2020 9:56:19 GMT -5
I have used the nantaise carotts and they was a good size. The carrots move away the fly of the leeks and the leeks move away the fly of the carrots but thr most impressionant was thr size of thr leafs of the carotts.It was a soil very rich in N. I have found a photo at thr start of the grow! drive.google.com/file/d/1D396tRAmXiFaj3TBKxOZUQqWKkMKGwXz/view?usp=drivesdkThe seeds of carots are between the leeks but they are not germinate. Unfortunately i have not found of photo at the end of the grow. |
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Post by xdrix on Nov 2, 2020 12:48:55 GMT -5
I have found two packets of seeds:
The leeks bleu de solaize
And the carrots jaune du doubs
I will try to grow this two plants togheter.
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Post by paquebot on Nov 7, 2020 22:25:30 GMT -5
Most common large leek is American Flag. Less common is Lancelot. Both are grown commercially.
Martin
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Post by triffid on Nov 9, 2020 20:16:49 GMT -5
Culture can make a significant difference, but what sort of scale are we talking about in your leeks vs the commmercial ones?
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