Need help with leeks

[Mick Emery]

Someone gave us a bunch of half dead leek starts.
I planted them as I would onions. (about 4 weeks ago)
I just found out that I should have planted them 6-8" deep!
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Mick

 

[Chuck]

Could you just pile up soil around them?

 

[Mick Emery]

Could you just pile up soil around them?

Don't know... Can I?

 

[Chuck]

Don't know... Can I?

The reason leeks are planted so deep is to blanch them. It may not be too late to have them completely blanched as I have never planted mine shallow to find out. I think I would cover some of them just to see what happens. In any event your leeks will still be edible, they just won't be white as they should be. They will be more like a green onion.

 

[YumYum]

I have piled up soil over green onions to blanch them. Leeks should do the same thing.

 

[Mick Emery]

Thanks for the replies. I'll keep you posted.

 

[DirtMechanic]

I have seen growers use tubes from paper towels and toilet paper rolls over them as well as being earthed up.

Not my pic just showing:

 

[Mick Emery]

Anyone have any thoughts on transplanting them?

 

[DirtMechanic]

Anyone have any thoughts on transplanting them?

Sooner rather than later.

 

[Mick Emery]

Sooner rather than later.

I transplanted 1/2 & used TP tubes on other 1/2 as a test.
Film at 11! lol