How to Grow Leeks Without a Dibber
- 1). Plant the leeks indoors so you will have good-sized starts. Fill a flat with potting soil, and use a seed syringe to plant the tiny black seeds. Sow them 1/4 to 1/2 inch apart, and inject three seeds per hole to ensure that at least one will germinate. You can thin them later. Mist the flat until the soil is evenly wet, and put the lid on the flat.
- 2). Place the flat in a warm room, at least 65 degrees Fahrenheit, and keep the soil lightly moist but not soggy. Germination will occur within two weeks. After germination, remove the lid and place the flat in a warm and sunny place. Thin the seedlings when they are large enough to grasp.
- 3). Transplant the seedlings to a prepared garden bed that has good drainage. Use a pencil as a substitute for a dibber, which is commonly used in the United Kingdom as an all-purpose hole punch for soil. A pencil will make the perfect hole for the tiny leeks.
- 4). Sow outside in August for a fall harvest. Again, a pencil, straw, or other slender, cylindrical tool can be used in place of a dibber to make neat holes that are at least 1/2 inch deep for the seeds.
- 5). Brush soil around the tiny vegetables after you have lowered them into the holes. As the plants grow, hill soil around the base to cover any white that may show. This will promote the growth of the tender, white underground base, which is the most edible part of the leek.
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