Suttons Leek Musselburgh

An extremely winter hardy variety. Good length, tasty white stems. A milder flavour substitute for onions in many culinary dishes. 350 seeds per packet.

Sow thinly direct into a finely raked seedbed at a depth of 13mm in rows 30cm apart. Germination takes 14-18 days. When ready to transplant make holes with a dibber 10-15cm deep, 23cm apart and drop the into each hole then fill it with water to settle soil around the roots. Allow 38cm between rows. To blanch draw up earth to stems as a growth develops,. Leeks do well on moist soils if well prepared.
Sowing -> Cropping – 35-45 weeks.