SEEDS AVAILABLE:
- Sow 11 weeks before last frost or direct sow in early spring and/or late fall
- Easy warm germinator
- 5-10 days to germination
- 150 seeds
PLANT PROFILE:
Zone: 4-6
Height: 45cm [1.5ft]; 120cm [4ft] with flowers
Spread: transplant 15cm [6"] apart
Bloom: Light lavender ball of multiple tiny flowers
Foliage: Tubular
Light: Full sun
Water: Moderate
Soil: Average
Garden location: Vegetable rows, bed borders where paths give winter access for late harvests (mulch to keep soil soft)
Allium porrum 'Giant Musselburgh' (Leek, winter)
We grow the 'Giant Musselburgh' leek for eating all winter long. Seedling leeks are transplanted into trenches and soil gradually hilled up around the stalks. Although our winters can get quite cold, deep straw mulch prevents the ground from freezing really hard and a transplant shovel can lift the leeks. This is a Scottih heritage breed - thick and of a wonderful mild flavour - perfect for hearty Potato leek soup.
