Italian Leek Carentan 2
Italian Leek Carentan 2. A popular, reliable and refined Italian variety producing large thick and tender stems of excellent flavour with blue-green foliage. Vigorous and fast growing its is a consistent performer cropping from Oct to late January withstanding winter conditions well. (110 days)
Cultivation Advice Italian Leek Carentan 2
- 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.
