Leek Autumn Giants 2 ORGANIC Seeds

Leek Autumn Giants 2 ORGANIC Seeds - Irish Plants Direct

 

This early cropping variety has straight thick white necks with dark green leaves and an excellent flavour.

 

A strong growing leek that can be harvested as early as September. 

 

Seed Qty 0.75gram

 

 

Leeks are a hungry crop that need well drained soil choose a sunny spot and dig the site in winter adding plenty of compost or well rotted manure. About a week before transplanting apply a general purpose fertiliser.

 

Sow from February indoors in seed trays sowing the seed thinly 1.5cm deep and covering with a layer of compost when the leeks have grown to around 15cm cut back the foliage to 100cm. Harden off the young plants and plant out at the end of April.

 

Sow the seed in a seed bed from March to April in drills 1.5cm deep thin to 4cm apart. 

 

The young plants are ready for transplanting when they are around 20cm high, water the bed the day before, trim the roots and the leaf tips.  

Make a hole 15cm deep with a dibber place the trimmed leek in the hole water the hole do not fill the hole with soil. Plant the young leeks 30cm apart and 45cm between rows.

 

As the leeks grow gently draw soil up around the plants to increase the length of the stem.

Water well in dry weather.

 

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