Leek Heirloom Blue De Solaise
Leek Heirloom Blue De Solaise. An old French Heirloom winter variety – long leeks with blue-grey leaves far more vigorous than ‘Musselborough’ and equally hardy. Very cold-resistant turning darker after frost and a good one for standing overwinter even in atrocious weather.
Leek Heirloom Blue De Solaise
- 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.
