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Do you have them in containers or in the ground? I wonder if it might be the soil compaction issue - I know my soil here is never very tight because it's so sandy.
Yeah, mine have been the same way, and like I said, it's about half of them - the rest seem to be doing fine. One that went really early now has side shoots that were the "sprouts", and those have little sprout buds on them, like it's a sprout-bush.
Even if I don't get good sprouts from some of the plants, I've been getting plenty of greens off of them.
I think taking some leaves is fine, as long as the plant still has plenty. I've read that some folks remove all but the uppermost few sets of leaves to make harvesting sprouts easier when the time comes, but that's a bit extreme for me.
Is it cabbage whites? They're definitely the biggest pest I have on Brassicas. The caterpillars can be really hard to find, but you'll see piles of dark green frass on the plants they've been to.
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Thanks I will check it out Bit. I was telling Carol on another thread how long the leaves on my Leeks are getting. They are over 3 feet long now. Maybe this is normal. I have never seen any growing before now and of course the tops are always cut off when you buy them in the market. My stems are about an inch thick now. I am not going to harvest any just yet.
Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together
Here's a photo of Sandy's leeks on post #3 in this thread. Look how nice and thick they are. Her leaves do not appear to be as long as mine. Mine are actually trailing along the earth. Also notice how the ends of her leaves have dried up. Mine haven't done that at all.
My leaves are longer than that too - they touch the ground after bending over. My thickest plant might be the size of her thinnest. My leaves start coming out almost at ground level, too... I know that means my leeks may be gritty, but that's how they grew.
I wonder how much of the difference is due to variety (do you know what type you're growing, Stormy?), or growing conditions/season rather than just the age of the plant.
Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together
I think you should. I will have to look and see if I saved the leek seed package. Next year I plan to try to be much more organized. There was too much transitioning going on for me this year.
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