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GROWING GUIDES
Leeks
Vegetables
Easy
Planting Schedule
Month by month
Sow Indoors
Sow Outdoors
Plant Out
Harvest
Sow Seeds Indoors
Sow late February in modules indoors
Outdoors
Sow direct outdoors in March, or April
Harvest
Approx 14-16 weeks (can be left in the ground over winter). Harvest by digging a fork well under the leek roots and levering upwards whilst pulling up the plant
Month by month
Sow Indoors
Sow Outdoors
Plant Out
Harvest
How to Sow
- Sow one or two seeds per cell in a cell tray or a few seeds in a pot at least 2cm apart
- Cover over with a thin layer of compost and water
- Early sown pots should be placed on a sunny window sill indoors or into a greenhouse
- Seeds can also be sowed direct to outdoors once the final frosts of the year have passed
- If sowed into pots, seedlings can be thinned out or separated before transplanting outside or potting on to bigger containers or tubes
Plant Care
- Before bringing outside, harden off the plants by leaving them out for longer periods of time in the day for up to 2 weeks
- Plants can be transplanted outside once they are roughly 6-8 inches tall (or as thick as a pencil)
- Dig one hole 6 inch tall for each plant and about 12 inches apart, and place the seedlings into the holes
- Fill the holes with water and allow to drain
- Do not pack in the holes with soil, instead allow the soil to fall in naturally which will give the leeks room to establish and grow
AllotMe’s Tips
- To stabalise the leeks during growth, you can mound up the soil around the stem (but not too high that it gets into the leaves)
- Keep the soil around the leeks free from weeds
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