Reliable winter variety with short, heavy stems. Extremely winter hardy for Christmas to April harvest. The blue leaves may tinge purple during extremely cold weather. Distinctive blue-ish leaves make it an attractive dot plant in the flower borders
Leek Musselburgh is a very hardy and exceptionally fine strain of this popular mid season variety
Enjoy a long-lasting crop of tasty home-grown leeks throughout the winter months with this extra hardy and resilient variety.
We've built our leek collection on hardy, disease resistant British bred varieties so you can be sure your crop will stand up to winter and summer extremes with little risk of rust, bulbing or bolting.This collection comprises:Leek 'Below-Zero F1 Hybrid'Leek 'Bulgaarse'Leek 'Reuzen-Lincoln'Leek 'Oarsman F1'
Fast-growing 'baby' leeks specially bred to be ready to pick in just 10 weeks from sowing. Pull them at 'spring onion size' for fresh and tasty leeks out of season; with a flavour that's milder than spring onions, they are delicious in stir fries and salads
The ideal choice if you want a great autumn harvest of long, white stems which don?t become rounded or bulb-like at the base.
A particularly early cropping variety that can be lifted by July from an early planting, but will easily stand until Christmas from a later planting. The long, slender stems of Leek 'King Richard' are full flavoured and ideal for slicing.
A tried and tested old favourite with superb garden performance and long, thick, quality stems. Impressive winter hardiness, providing bumper crops of tasty stems.
If you can't wait for the autumn leek harvest, use Leek Lincoln to bring your crops into summer! An early spring sowing will lead to medium sized clean white shanks for picking in late summer. With little risk of bolting and inbuilt disease resistance, it also stands well in the soil for harvest right through autumn - if you have the restraint to leave some of the tender, full flavoured shanks in the ground that long!
A visually stunning leek with great flavour. Ideal for the show bench and the kitchen. This British-bred maincrop leek variety shows excellent winter hardiness, allowing for harvests through December to March. The blue-green leaves turn a stunning shade of purple as the coldest winter temperatures set in. Brighten up your winter veg patch and your winter dinner plate with the prettiest leek in our collection.
Reliable and flavoursome Organic Leek 'Carentan' provides a wonderful autumn and winter crop of thick, straight stems, perfect for adding to warming winter stews, soups and casseroles. These generous white and tender stems can reach up to 5cm (2in) thick then fully mature, and are topped with an attractive display of blue-green foliage.
An attractive and flavoursome variety, British-bred Leek ?Northern Lights? produces tender, straight stems topped with a flare of blue-green foliage which takes on a purple hue in cold temperatures. Showing excellent winter hardiness, this maincrop variety produces a healthy yield of nutritious leeks which can be harvested between December and March.