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Leek 'Northern Lights'
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
One of our greatest revelatory plant combinations of last spring, a purple leek growing with different coloured tulips and picked to arrange with them too
Please note, illustrated packets are being introduced gradually over the coming months, availability may vary.
- Loved by Pollinators
Product details
- Type
- Edible Crop
- Position
- Kitchen Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Height
- 45cm (18in)
- Common name
- Leek
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 15cm (6in)
- Cultivation
- Sow into a seedbed March-May. When they are pencil thick, transplant into final positions, spacing 15cm apart and 15cm deep. Start earlier under cover and plant out in May for earlier crops and plant closer for slimmer leeks.
Care Tips
When planting seedlings into final position, insert each plant into a hole 15cm deep made with a dibber and water it in. That's what makes the base of the leek white.