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mine have done the same and are going to seed after looking great. would it be the very warm early spring weather making them bolt.

my kale is bolting too

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18 months ago it got 4″ of rotten horse manure followed by recycled compost. the levels have dropped quite a bit. ive spread some spent multi purpose compost around the roots.the plants are very healthy with masses of green leaves

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ta very much

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i also grew charlotte last yr and will be growing them this yr. i tried pink fir apple last yr and they were superb and gave a huge yield. the swift i grew were tasteless so wont be doing them again. may go back to pentland javelin

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my broad beans are shooting up as are my onions. my purple sprouting are huge. spring cabbage look like being bumper crop.

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thanks charles. have you grown frosty before. my other kale is red russian which i know is not ready till feb time.

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im digging my leeks up tomorrow as the damage from another leek moth attack is terrible. i hope to salvage some and freeze them.

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its a hybrid shallot

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id like to think that all the horse manure and recycle compost that ive put onto the soil is working.

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i chopped back to ground level

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after chopping the leeks back a second time due to moth attack they are now looking very healthy

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thanks for all the info charles. they battle goes on. going to try double netting next year.

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ive chopped them back to ground level twice, im now worried they might bolt.

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the trouble i do have is leek moth. they have attacked my leeks and onions and both were covered

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i had a similar problem not as bad but im now reaping the rewards of doing it properly.

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