Are these salvageable?

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  1. Sarah Giles

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    These poor leek and onion were victims of the 'great plastic greenhouse collapse of 2015'. A month on they don't look any better, though some are maybe a couple of cm taller (if still slanted).
    Is it worth carrying on with them or is it best they become a snack for my chickens? IMAG0301.jpg
     
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    They should be OK. :blue thumb:
     
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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      Leeks have a long time to go, you wont be harvesting till next winter I assume, so its early enough to sow some more.
      Personally, I tend to sow in one large pot, then once they reach a decent size I plant out, in a deep hole made with a dibber.

      BTW, the ones you have there will still probably make it, its just that you really dont need all those pots.:smile:
       
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        They usually recommend to pot onions on when they have got past the two leaf stage.
         
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        I tend to grow onions in those trays divided into sections.
        About three or four seeds to each section, I then feed if they dont look too good up until planting time.
        They dont have much of a root system at the early stages.
         
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          We're trying some Kelsae this year but don't think we'll baby them along to competition standard. They're looking bit like Sarah's photo above.
           
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            It might depend on how old they are but they look fine to me. Leeks are a bit of a slow grower in my experience. As pete said you could put the Leeks in one big pot and they'd still be happy.
             
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