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When to plant leek in Mareeba

  • Sow in trays: late Jan to mid MayMareeba area, humid subtropical
  • Move seedlings out: late Mar to early JulMareeba area, humid subtropical
  • Plant seedlings: late Mar to early JulMareeba area, humid subtropical

Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mareeba. 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.

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