====== Leek ====== 
 ===== Botanical Information ===== 
^Botanical Information^^
^Order | Asparagales| 
^Family | Amaryllidaceae| 
^Genus | Allium| 
^Common Name | Leek| 
^Species | A. ampeloprasum| 
 ===== Maturity days ===== 
  * 105
 ===== Planting Months ===== 
^Planting months^^^^^^^^^^^^
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|     |     |     | X   | X   | X   |           |           |           |           |           |         | 

{{tag>april may june}}
 ===== Permaculture uses ===== 
^Permaculture uses^^^
| Usage 1| Usage 2 | Usage 3 | 
| | | Vegetable| 
 ===== Growing condition comments ===== 
^Growing Condition ^Comment^
|Drought Tolerant | | 
| Humidity tolerant | | 
| Planting area | Wicking_bed| 
|Sunlight | Full_sun| 
 ===== Photos ===== 
^ Photos ^^^
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 ===== Short comments ===== 
Produces a long cylinder of bundled leaf sheaths.
 ===== General comments ===== 
Space plants: 10 - 20 cm apart  
Can be grown with Carrots.

If planted in the dry season, they will survive well into summer (January, February) and remain in the garden. They can be harvested on an as-needed basis.

A member of the onion family. Looks rather like a large scallion or spring onion Grow in seed trays or punnets until about 20cm tall. Plant out into trenches or individual deep holes. Trenches should be about 20-25cm deep. Set the seedlings 10-15 cm apart then add enough soil to just cover the roots. As the plants grow fill the trench.

Leeks prefer moist clay soils. Keep soil moist and loose.  
 ===== Tags ===== 
{{tag>Asparagales Amaryllidaceae Allium Leek Annual   Vegetable Full_sun Wicking_bed }}