EXTENDING THE SEASON WITH LEEKS
SOW: JAN-APRIL HARVES T: SEPT-MAY
As winter vegetables go, leeks are one of the best. They are easy to grow, reliable and hardy – and of course supply you with fresh, tasty, nutritious leeks for at least six months of the year.
A member of the onion family, leeks are biennials, although we grow them as annuals. The fleshy white shanks are harvested in the first growing season before they flower. If left to grow into a second season, they will produce a tall flower spike and seed.
When it comes to varieties, the seed
