Description

Lancelot Leeks Certified Organic Onion plants

This dependable leek variety produces long white shafts with dark green foliage.  Harvest in late summer or early fall, and overwintering in warm climates.  Excellent flavor to complement to any soup or roasted vegetable combination.

• Sturdy white shafts with dark green leaves
• Days to maturity from transplant: 90 days
• Store just above freezing temps with high humidity for longest storage
• Leeks love rich soil and plenty of moisture.
• Transplant in 6” deep trenches, leaving only a few inches of the plant above the soil.
• For longer blanched shafts, hill plants as they develop.  
• A great addition to late summer, early fall dishes.

These are greenhouse grown plants that most organic farmers use for planting their leeks.  They are fresh green plants with soil in tact sold in pots of 25 plants, so upon receiving we recommend that you plant right away by separating each plant and planting according to your garden plan.

We ship fresh plants in April, if you can’t plant right away, you can repot into a larger pot until planting time.  If you have an earlier plant date, you may need to purchase from a local nursery, since our plants are greenhouse grown and ready in April.

Our Organic Garlic Fertilizer works great on all allium plants too offering nutrients that onions need like nitrogen, calcium, potassium, sulfur, magnesium, copper, manganese, zinc, sulfate sulfur, all from organic sources.  Since onions are also heavy feeders, and to grow those healthier plants that yield larger bulbs, apply our organic garlic fertilizer using the same application rates. Onions require a high source of nitrogen, so fertilization or great nutrient rich soil is essential for a great crop.  You can apply our garlic fertilizer or an all purpose fertilizer into the soil a or so week before planting. Apply fertilizer three weeks after planting and then continue with applications every 2 to 3 weeks. Once the neck starts feeling soft do not apply any more fertilizer. This should occur approximately 4 weeks prior to harvest.  Water immediately after feeding and maintain moisture during the growing season.