Leek Musselburgh Improved

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

Type/hardiness: Vegetable; Cropping in 90 Days

Sowing:

Leeks prefer ordinary well drained soil in sun or semi-shade and can follow early peas or potatoes. Sow in early spring outdoors in a well prepared seed bed. Sow thinly ½ inch deep in drills 9 inches apart.

Growing:

In early summer lift the seedlings carefully and plant 6 x 15 inches apart, making 6 inches 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 the fall/winter.

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