When to plant leek in Smythesdale
- Move seedlings out: early Feb to early SepSmythesdale area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Feb to early SepSmythesdale area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: early Dec to mid JulSmythesdale area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Smythesdale. 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.