When to plant leek in Newcastle
- Move seedlings out: mid Feb to late SepNewcastle area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to late SepNewcastle area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: mid Dec to late JulNewcastle area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Newcastle. 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.