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30 Aug 13 Kyria (Australia - temperate climate)

I planted my leeks (from seed) roughly a month and half ago, they have only grown a tiny bit - they actually resemble toothpicks. What am I doing wrong? I live in Melbourne metro

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30 Mar 14 Matt from Canberra (Australia - temperate climate)

You are too impatient, that is the only thing you are doing wrong. Leeks grow very slow when grown from seed. We grow perennial leeks to avoid this problem and have leeks growing all year.

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31 Aug 13 E (Australia - temperate climate)

I'm also in Melb. I've found things have started to pick up in the last few days due to the warmer weather, so your leeks may begin to improve. Aside from that, how is the soil that they're in? Is it dense, or loose? They really do seem to like loose soil as the leeks ends in my compost seem to attest.

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