Leek
15 varieties
- Autora F1
A very productive variety that’s reliable for autumn/ early winter crops. Plants are high-quality and non-bulbing with a delicious mild flavour. Autora F1 has good resistance to rust and stands well in the ground, producing crops with impressive uniformity and easy to clean shanks. Bred from the same breeder as the popular variety Stromboli.
F1 Hybrid,Disease Resistant
- Batter F1
F1 Hybrid,Bolt Resistant,Disease Resistant
- Below Zero F1
F1 Hybrid,Hardy,Disease Resistant
- Blue Solaise
Heritage,Hardy,Ornamental
- Elefant
A good over-winter variety with excellent flavour. The more soil that is drawn up around the plant, the longer the white shank will be. Good source of vitamin C, iron and folate. Leeks can be sown direct in the garden or started indoors.
Hardy
- Giant Winter
Hardy
- Jolant
Early Cropping
- Lyon (Prizetaker)
A popular early strain with long, thick white stems of fine flavour. Leeks provide a crop from summer through to spring. They are a good source of folate. Can be sown direct in the garden or started indoors.
Early Cropping
- Mammoth Blanch
RHS AGM
- Mammoth Pot
RHS AGM
- Musselburgh
Very hardy and reliable, especially in colder regions. This Victorian variety is still a great favourite, producing leeks with thick, rather than short stems of very good flavour. A mid-season variety. Leeks provide a crop from summer through to spring. They are a good source of folate. Can be sown direct in the garden or started indoors.
Heritage,Hardy
- Norwich F1
A high quality, British bred maincrop variety. Plants are vigorous and slow to bolt with an upright habit. Plants produce heavy crops of smooth shanks. An excellent source of vitamin C, iron and folate.
F1 Hybrid,Bolt Resistant
- Oarsman F1
Quick to grow and early maturing snow-white shanks with excellent flavour. Shows good tolerance to rust and is slow to bolt, standing well in the ground until harvest. Winner of an RHS Award of Garden Merit for reliability and good performance. Part of the seed range produced by Mr Fothergill’s Seeds in partnership with the RHS.
F1 Hybrid,RHS AGM,Early Cropping,Bolt Resistant,Disease Resistant
- Porbella
An outstanding garden variety. This reliable dark leaved, hardy leek produces thick, long stems which have excellent flavour. High yielding they can be lifted from October right though to February. Porbella shows good tolerance to rust and is slow to bolt, standing well in the ground until harvest.
Hardy,Disease Resistant
- Tadorna
Hardy
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