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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: otto_nowak on January 10, 2008, 20:33:41

Title: Sowing Leeks in Winter
Post by: otto_nowak on January 10, 2008, 20:33:41
I read about some leeks that can be sown in late winter.  Anyone had experience of this?
Title: Re: Sowing Leeks in Winter
Post by: kt. on January 10, 2008, 20:53:26
There are 'earlies' and 'late' varieties of leeks. Early varieties are tall, slim and less hardy than  the others. Sow seed in spring in the cold greenhouse, cold frame or nursery bed, in temperatures of at least 7 degrees C' between March & May. They are usually ready for early summer. Some early varieties include King Richard which is an abundant cropper apparently, Jolant and Mammoth Blanch.