Leek

Leek Vegetable Seeds

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Leeks have a mild, onion-like taste. In its raw state, the vegetable is crunchy and firm. The edible portions of the leek are the white base of the leaves (above the roots and stem base), the light green parts, and to a lesser extent the dark green parts of the leaves. The dark green portion is usually discarded because it has a tough texture, but it can be sautéed, or more commonly added to stock for flavor.[10] A few leaves are sometimes tied with twine and other herbs to form a bouquet garni.

Leeks are typically chopped into slices 5–10 mm thick. The slices have a tendency to fall apart, due to the layered structure of the leek. The different ways of preparing the vegetable are:

Boiling turns it soft and mild in taste. (Care should be taken to chop the vegetable, or else the intact fibers that run the length of the vegetable will tangle into a ball while chewing.) Whole boiled leeks, served cold with vinaigrette is the most popular way of eating leeks in France, where leeks are called "asperge du pauvre" ("Poor man's asparagus")

Frying leaves it crunchier and preserves the taste.

Raw leeks can be used in salads, doing especially well when they are the prime ingredient.

In Turkish cuisine, leeks are chopped into thick slices, then boiled and separated into leaves, and finally filled with a filling usually containing rice, herbs (generally parsley and dill), onion, and black pepper. For sarma with olive oil,[11] currants, pine nuts, and cinnamon are added, and for sarma with meat,[12] minced meat is added to the filling. In Turkey, especially zeytinyağlı pırasa (leek with olive oil), ekşili pırasa (sour leek), etli pırasa (leek with meat), pırasa musakka (leek musakka), pırasalı börek (börek with leek), and pırasa köftesi leek meatball are also cooked.

Leeks are an ingredient of cock-a-leekie soup, leek and potato soup, and vichyssoise, as well as plain leek soup.

Because of their symbolism in Wales (see below), they have come to be used extensively in that country’s cuisine. Elsewhere in Britain, leeks have come back into favor only in the last 50 years or so, having been overlooked for several centuries.[13]

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Autumn Giant Leek, Roman

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The enormous stalks grow up to 16" long and remain tender!

Type	Leeks
Family	Allium Family
Temperature Soil	65-70F
Temperature Daytime	55-75F
Temperature Evening	45+F
Lighting	Full Sun, 6-8 Hours/Day
Water	Light, 3 Gallons / Week
Maturity	Long, 75-100 Days Harvest
PH Neutral	6.2-6.8
Zones	1A-9B
Plant Placement	8 Plants, 4 Per Row

Ambada Bhaji Sorrel, Transylvanian, Herb Spice, Sour Leek Herb, Lemon Flavor - [ Seed2Go - Canada ] - V-SH - Leek

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Ambada Bhaji Sorrel, Transylvanian, Herb Spice, Sour Leek Herb, Lemon Flavor

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Sorrel is a leafy green vegetable grown for its pleasantly tart, lemony flavor. It sometimes gets classified as an herb and sometimes as a vegetable. Either way, gardeners in the U.S. don't grow enough of it. Sorrel plants prefer the cool seasons of spring and fall, quickly bolting to seed as the weather heats up. The two most commonly grown species are garden sorrel (Rumex acestosa) and French sorrel (Rumex scutatus).

Sorrel plants have smooth, arrow-shaped leaves that grow from a center rosette. The plant will send up a tall flower stalk as the temperature warms, but it's best to remove this to promote leaf growth for a better harvest. The red flowers are rather insignificant whorled spikes, like rhubarb.

Sorrel only gets about 12 to 18 inches tall, although the flower stalks (if left on the plant) will get taller. It does spread out though, easily taking up 2 feet in width. Sorrel is typically planted in spring and has a moderate growth rate; young leaves are ready to harvest in a little over a month.

Italian Carentan Leek 2, Swiss Giant Leek - [ Garden Seeds, Seed2Go.ca] - V-CL - Leek

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Italian Carentan Leek 2, Swiss Giant Leek

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Italian Leek Carentan Organic. A popular, reliable and refined Italian variety producing large thick and tender stems of excellent flavour with blue-green foliage. Vigorous and fast growing its is a consistent performer cropping from Oct to late January withstanding winter conditions well. (110 days)

Cultivation Advice Italian Leek Carentan 2 Organic

Leek is extremely hardy, forgiving and can be planted as soon as the soil can be worked.
Sow sparingly directly in drills in early-mid spring,
the aim to produce pencil thick plants of around 8” tall for transplant to their final position.
Can be planted in trays under cover and transplanted for an earlier crop.
When pencil size (around Jun/Jul) lift carefully and remove the top third of the foliage and 1/3 of the roots.
Transplant in pre-made holes of 4-6 inches deep,
8 inches between plants in a sunny position with rotted organic matter incorporated.
If space is limited this can be reduced,
provided you pull alternative plants when young to make space for the remainder to grow.
When transplanting carefully poor water into the hole to wash soil around the roots,
then leave and earth up as they grow to blanche the stems.
(Do not get soil between the leaves).
Harvest alternate plants when large enough for use.

Type	Leeks
Family	Allium Family
Temperature Soil	65-70F
Temperature Daytime	55-75F
Temperature Evening	45+F
Lighting	Full Sun, 6-8 Hours/Day
Water	Light, 3 Gallons / Week
Maturity	Long, 75-100 Days Harvest
PH Neutral	6.2-6.8
Zones	1A-9B
Plant Placement	8 Plants, 4 Per Row