Description
- Early variety, harvesting from August.
- Long white shafts with mid-green leaves.
- Pleasant, mild flavour.
Great healthy, vigorous early exclusive variety ready to crop from mid-summer. Uniform in growth these make an attractive addition on your plot.
Leeks appreciate a sunny spot so bear this in mind when sowing or planting. It pays to prepare the soil well before sowing leeks or adding young plants. In the winter add lots of bulky compost or manure to the soil to increase the nutrient levels.
To top up and really put the young plants in good stead, add a general purpose fertiliser a couple of weeks before sowing or planting.
Growing Calendar
How to Guide
Sow Indoors
January-February: Sow thinly, into pre-watered seed trays 1⁄2in (1cm) deep. Place in warmth 50-60°F (10-15°C) and keep moist at all times.
Sow Outdoors
March-April: Sow thinly into pre-watered soil 1⁄2in (1cm) deep in rows 6in (15cm) apart in seed bed. Keep soil moist at all times.
Plant Out
April-May: When 8in (20cm) tall into holes 6in (15cm) deep, then fill with water. Plant 6-8in (15-20cm) apart, in rows 10-12in (25-30cm) apart.
Tip
To ensure a long white shaft draw up soil around plants as they develop. Keep well watered and feed regularly.