After losing more of the original Yorkshire Giant leeks in the greenhouse, I decided that I was wasting my time and money (paraffin) continuing to look after them, so I turned the heating off. After a couple of days of -3° in the greenhouse, Dianne reported that there was only one leek left standing.
“Might as [...]
The Yorkshire Giant bulbils that I received have now rooted and are starting to come away. Here’s a pic of them, together with a pic of Dave’s own that he set off in November.
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They don’t look so bloody giant to me!!!
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I’ve cut the tops off the original leeks and put them in the greenhouse with heat. I don’t expect them to do any good, but if I get one or two it will be a bonus.
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The pips arrived today. 16 of them, of which 2 were unusable.
I took them straight round Dave’s who potted them up and put them in his propagator to bring them on. He said I should still phone up and get my money back, but I can’t be arsed with the chew.
If anybody is interested, the [...]