Leek Large American Blue Flag Leek Organic
Leek Large American Blue Flag Leek Organic. A fantastic and reliable early season leek variety producing leeks of superior quality and mild flavour with blue-green foliage borne on 10′ long white shanks. (Often referred to as a ‘Blue Flag Leek’) Harvest in around 130 days. Will stand well until at least mid winter.
Cultivation Advice Leek Large American Blue Flag Leek Organic
- Leek is extremely hardy, forgiving and can be planted as soon as the soil can be worked.
- Sow sparingly directly in drills in early-mid spring,
- the aim to produce pencil thick plants of around 8” tall for transplant to their final position.
- Can be planted in trays under cover and transplanted for an earlier crop.
- When pencil size (around Jun/Jul)
- lift carefully and remove the top third of the foliage and 1/3 of the roots.
- Transplant in pre-made holes of 4-6 inches deep,
- 8 inches between plants in a sunny position with rotted organic matter incorporated.
- If space is limited this can be reduced,
- provided you pull alternative plants when young to make space for the remainder to grow.
- When transplanting carefully poor water into the hole to wash soil around the roots,
- then leave and earth up as they grow to blanche the stems.
- (Do not get soil between the leaves).
- Harvest alternate plants when large enough for use.
