Characteristics

USDA Hardiness zone ^Help 5-9
Light requirement Full sun
Water requirement Moist
Soil type Light (sandy), Medium
Height 0.9
Layer Herbs
Utility Pest control: repels carrot rust flies
Edible parts Bulb, Flowers, Leaves, Root
Propagation method Seed - transplant
When to plant (outdoors) May - july
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leek
Alternate name Garden leek
Family Alliaceae, Liliaceae
Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Allium porrum
Propagation - Transplanting Sow indoors in containers from feb., Transplant early summer
Spacing 15cm
Propagation - Direct sowing Feb. - april
Soil pH 6.0-6.5
Germination temperature < 65°f

Tags

Leek

Allium porrum

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Layer

Herbs

USDA Hardiness zone

5-9

Light requirement

Full sun

Water requirement

Moist

Description

Easy to grow winter vegetable. Usually sown in containers or seed beds first and then moved to their final place a few months later.

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Relationships

companion to

BeetBeta trigyna

CarrotDaucus carota sativus

CeleryApium graveolens

OnionAllium cepa

SpinachSpinacia oleracea

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