This is my first post on this forum, I apologise in advance for the long preamble below, read last 2 paras. before you fall asleep
I have grown some vegetables in past years in open ground, but sadly I do not now have as much garden space. I am therefore attempting container gardening, and trying stuff I have not tried before. I have tatties in tubs, earlies showing through now. I have a raised bed with onion sets in-looks as though they are sprouting up now. I have bought a plastic coldframe and put a bit of staging in to create 2 tiers. The frame gets sun from noon till eve. I have sown carrotts in a trough-coming through now, pak choi in seed trays--look like 4 leaved clovers at the moment-I may transfer to raised bed this w/end. Parsnips in seed trays-no show yet. Sweet peppers and couregetts in pots since mid march but no show yet??
My question is regards leeks-I have sown in a trough and are coming through looking like tiny blades of cylindrical grass. What to do now with them? When are they the right size for planting into something and what into? I have a wheelbarrow I may use or just put into troughs?? Any advice please
Also, I am using westland vegetable organic compost --the surfaces of the troughs and seed trays have gone all algaefide and turned green, is there a reason for this??
Cheers
Royboy
