Sowing
Broadcast-sow lots of seeds close together in a tray. Trim the tops regularly. Plant out one by one.
Care
Hill up soil around the shafts during the season — you get longer white stems.
From the log
Grows well with
Take it with you
The Leek Guide
Coming soonEverything on this page and more, as a printable PDF: sowing to harvest, my varieties, the month-by-month schedule.
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