Leeks provide a wonderful base to so many winter meals and a variety of this winter favourite will ensure that all bases are covered! In this mixed pack you will find a selection of different leek cultivars that all offer unique qualities such as Giant Winter and Musselburgh, you may even get some Northern Lights in your pack, which have an amazing purple hue!
Leek – Mixed
£3.99
Leeks provide a wonderful base to so many winter meals and a variety of this winter favourite will ensure that all bases are covered!
Leek – Mixed Information
Your leeks will arrive as bare rooted plants
- Number of vegetable plant plugs in the box: 10
- Latin name for Leek – Mixed: Allium porrum
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Planning your site
Leeks like a sunny, sheltered spot in soil that is well-drained and that doesn’t get waterlogged, whether that is in open ground in rows or in raised beds.
Growing tips
Plant your leeks 15cm apart in rows 30cm apart and earth them up (pull a little extra soil into a small mound around the leek) as they grow – this will ‘blanch’ your leeks (make the stems white and tender). Water well every week during dry periods.Hand weed them regularly and remove any flower spikes as soon as they appear.
What to watch out for
Leek rust is worst in long wet spells, Onion White Rot can be a problem and Leek moth is increasingly becoming a problem for gardeners.
What to do when your plants arrive
- Unpack them. Your seedlings will arrive carefully packed in bio-degradable straw, cardboard and paper. They may look a little bit bedraggled from their journey. Don’t panic – this is totally normal and they should soon perk up. Please try and unpack your plants as soon as they arrive, as every extra hour they spend in the box will add to the stress of travelling to their new home.
- Give them a drink. Having spent a day or two in the post, your new plants will be thirsty! Stand them up in some fresh water for a few minutes to make sure their roots have been thoroughly soaked before planting.
- Plant them out into their forever home! Your plants can’t wait to get their roots into the soil. Plant them out according to the instructions that will have come in the box with them. Make sure you water them in well, and give them plenty to drink until their roots have had a chance to get settled.
Substitutions
As you well know, plants are unpredictable creatures and so is the British weather. As such, we reserve the right to substitute items in your order for an equivalent variety. To find out more about substitutions, please take a look at our terms and conditions.
Delivery
We charge a flat shipping fee of £6.99 per shipping season. If you order everything from one season ie Spring you will be charged once, if you order Spring and Summer you will be charged twice etc. We do not ship outside of the UK.
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