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plants:leek [2021/01/24 17:08] – [Planting Months] jaffaplants:leek [2024/12/02 15:21] (current) – removed admin
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- ====== 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                                                              
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-{{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. 
-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. 
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-Leeks prefer moist clay soils. Keep soil moist and loose.   
- ===== Tags =====  
-{{tag>Asparagales Amaryllidaceae Allium Leek Annual   Vegetable Full_sun Wicking_bed }} 
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