When to plant leek in Cavendish
- Move seedlings out: mid Feb to early SepCavendish area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to early SepCavendish area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: mid Dec to early JulCavendish area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Cavendish. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A slow but trouble-free onion relative that stands in the garden over winter until you need it. Sow or plant seedlings from late summer to autumn. For long white stems, plant seedlings deep in a trench or hill soil around them as they grow.