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Help growing leeks

by Diane - November 24th, 2014.
Filed under: Suttons Seeds, Vegetables. Tagged as: .

Suttons have these –


Leek Moth Trap
 £8.99
Leek Moths lay their eggs near the base of the plants and the resulting maggots quickly burrow into the foliage. This trap uses the scent of the female moth to attract and catch the male moths (set up in early April to trap the first generation, and in early July to trap the second generation). Pack contains: 1 trap and hanger, 2 sticky bases and 2 pheremone lures.

Leek Moth Trap Refill
 £4.99
Refill for the leek moth trap – Leek Moths lay their eggs near the base of the plants and the resulting maggots quickly burrow into the foliage. This trap uses the scent of the female moth to attract and catch the male moths (set up in early April to trap the first generation, and in early July to trap the second generation).

Leek Plants – Northern Lights
 £6.99
A real stunner in the winter veg garden. Leaves change from green to deep purple during winter months.Harvest from December Well into spring

Leek Plants – Continuity Winter Duo Pack
 £6.99
Winter Duo Pack (January-March) – Comprises of 46 plants (23 of each variety). Poulton F1 (a short-shafted variety which produces high quality leeks with high density and attractive dark colour) and Vitaton F1 (an ideal partner to Poulton, allowing a supply of leeks well into the late winter).When it comes to continuity of production we feel the following selection is an important step forward for the home market.You don’t have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce!

Leek Plants – Continuity Early Winter Duo Pack
 £6.99
Early Winter Duo Pack (November-December) – Comprises of 46 plants (23 of each variety): Belton F1 (a long-shafted variety which produces uniform and easy-to-clean stems that hold well) and Poulton F1 (a short-shafted variety which produces high quality leeks with high density and attractive dark colour).When it comes to continuity of production we feel the following selection is an important step forward for the home market.You don’t have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce!

Leek Plants – Continuity Autumn Duo Pack
 £6.99
Autumn Duo Pack (September-October) – Comprises of 46 plants (23 of each variety): Duration F1 (a quick-yielding late summer/early autumn variety) and Megaton F1 (a high-yielding hybrid that combines earliness with a long harvesting window thanks to its low risk of bolting).When it comes to continuity of production we feel the following selection is an important step forward for the home market.You don’t have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce!

Seed Tape – Leeks
 £2.99
Goodbye successional sowing! Just sow once and the mix of varieties mature successionally for a super-long harvest period! Harvest for up to 39 weeks! Excellent winter vegetable. Sow April-May. Harvest September-February. 6m seed tape.

Watch a video of leeks being sown in root trainers.

Might try this. Normally I do them in a tray and then pot them on. I imagine this allows them to have bigger roots.