Leek – Northern Lights

£4.49

Northern Lights is an exquisite purple leek with excellent hardiness and great flavour!

Leek – Northern Lights Information

  • Your leeks will arrive as bare rooted plants

  • Number of vegetable plant plugs in the box: 10
  • Latin name for Leek – Northern Lights: Allium porrum
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Anyone who loves the sight of crisp leek leaves shining with a bright frosty coating will absolutely adore these wonderful purple tipped leeks! A real treat in the depths of winter, Northern Lights will animate and embolden both your winter beds and your winter plate. A British-bred hardy beauty with a long growing season which will gladden you all winter long.

Leek planting schedule

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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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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