onion family

Leeks

Allium ampeloprasum Porrum Group · Moderate

A long-season, cold-hardy allium that provides valuable autumn and winter harvests.

Sow

Sow under cover from January or outdoors in spring.

Transplant pencil-thick seedlings from late spring into summer.

August to April, depending on variety.

Practical growing notes

Stands through cold weather and can be lifted as needed.

Leek moth, allium leaf miner and rust can be serious locally.

Keep the bed moving

A succession-friendly salad crop, especially useful as loose-leaf or cut-and-come-again types.

One of the fastest food crops, ideal for gaps and repeated small sowings.

A cool-season climbing crop, with early and maincrop varieties and edible-pod options.

A compact direct-sown root crop, with short-rooted varieties suitable for containers.