Growing Leeks
Botanical name: Allium porrumGrowing Leeks Organic Gardening Fact Sheet Seed | | | 
| | Planting time: | SP,FA | | Seeds per ounce: | 12500 | | Ounces per square foot: | 0.001 | | Minimum legal germination rate: | 60% | | Germination type: | Short Germinating seeds | | Notes
Leeks are easy to grow. Leeks are flavorful, nutritious and easier for us to digest than onions. They're tolerant of cold weather. Leeks need deep rich soil to do well. Leeks are ready to harvest when they are around 24" tall or about 3/4" - 1" in diameter. | | Planting | | | | In garden spacing (inches): | 6 | | | | In flat spacing (inches): | Broadcast | | | Planting depth (inches): | Cover seed with soil | | Maxiumum number of plants per square foot: | 6 | | Nutrient relationship:: | Light Feeder | | | | Harvest | | | Days to maturity: | 133 | | Harvesting period (days): | 28-56 | | Minimum yields in pounds /square foot: | 2 | | | | | | | | Cultural | | Diseases: | Bacterial Blight, Fusarium Foot Rot, Leek Rust, White Rot, White Tips. | | Insect pests:(Insect Pest Finder) | Onion Maggot, Pea Leafminer, Thrips, Wheat Curl Mite | | | | Varieties | | 'Albinstar', 'Arkansas', 'Bleu de Solaise', 'Durabel', 'Electra', 'Giant Musselburgh', 'King Richard', 'Large American Flag', 'Laura', 'Longina', 'Otina', 'Pancho', 'Parton', 'Splendid', 'St. Victor', 'Tadorna', 'Titan', 'Varna', 'Winter Giant' |
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