Leek : Musselburgh Improved

Leek : Musselburgh Improved

1 packet (350 seeds) @ $2.55

Catalog Code: 640

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Leek : Musselburgh Improved

Vegetable

  • Days to Harvest: 90 Days

Description

A very hardy and exceptionally fine strain of this popular mid season variety.

Sowing Instructions

Sowing time:early spring.
Sowing depth:1cm (½in) deep in drills 23cm (9in) apart.

Leeks prefer ordinary well drained soil in sun or semi-shade and can follow early peas or potatoes. Sow outdoors in a well prepared seed bed. Sow thinly.

Growing Instructions

In early summer lift the seedlings carefully and plant 15x38cm (6x15in) apart, making 15cm (6in) deep holes and inserting the seedlings as far as the first leaf. Then fill the hole with water NOT SOIL. Earth up the stems as growth develops and harvest in autumn/winter.