Sowing calendar · Alliums
Leek
Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum · Alho-francês, Puerro, Poireau, Lauch, Porro, alho frances
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Sow in traysAug–Sep, Jan–Apr
- TransplantMar–Jun, Oct–Nov
- HarvestJun–Nov, Jan–Apr
- Germination
- 10–18 days · soil from 7 °C
- Spacing
- 35 cm between rows · 15 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 1 cm
- Harvest after
- 100–150 days
- Water need
- medium
- Frost
- hardy
- Life cycle
- biennial
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Seed saving
- hard · keeps ~2 years
Notes
Transplant pencil-thick seedlings into deep holes and let the soil fill in; earth up for a longer white stem.
Good neighbours
Keep apart from
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.