Start early
Sow indoors 10–12 weeks before the last frost, 1/4" deep, or in plugs.
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Allium porrum
90Days to maturity
A seed worth growing
Biker (F1) Leek Seed
About this variety
A tidy, upright leek that bulks up early.
Biker grows an upright, neat fan of leaves above shanks that size up quickly from mid-early season. The shanks resist bulbing, so they strip cleanly, and quality holds even when the leeks get large.
Widely adapted across the US, with intermediate resistance to common rust, purple blotch and white tip.
About 90 days from transplanting. F1 hybrid.
Disease Resistance
- Intermediate resistance: common rust
- Intermediate resistance: purple blotch
- Intermediate resistance: white tip
Specs
- Packet: 50 seeds
- Average 169,300 seeds per lb.
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Quick Facts
Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.
Growing guide
From seed to harvestPlant deep
Set pencil-thick plants 6" apart in 6" deep dibbled holes, rows 12"+ apart; leave the holes open.
Feed and blanch
Rich soil, pH 6.2–6.8. Hill soil up two or three times for longer white shanks.
Lift and store
Loosen with a fork to harvest; store cleaned leeks cold and humid for several weeks.
Growing Information
Scientific name
Allium porrum
Soil
Leeks are hungry plants and do best in fertile soil with a pH of 6.2–6.8.
Days to maturity
Counted from transplanting; add 20–30 days for direct-sown leeks.
Starting transplants
Sow in flats 10–12 weeks before the last frost, about 1/4" apart and 1/4" deep, or sow in plug trays and thin to one plant per cell.
Planting out
From late spring, once plants are about 8" tall and as thick as a pencil, set them 6" apart in rows at least 12" apart, in holes made about 6" deep with a dibber. Only 2–3" of leaf needs to show above ground. Leave the holes open and let rain or irrigation settle the soil around the roots.
Direct sowing
Sow in early spring, about 6 seeds per foot, 1/4–1/2" deep, in rows 24" apart, and thin to 6".
Seeding rate
At 6 seeds per foot in rows 30" apart: about 1,000 seeds per 165 ft., 1 oz. per 1,650 ft. and roughly 11 oz. per acre.
Blanching
Hill soil around the stems two or three times during the season, a little higher each time, for a longer white shank. Leeks planted in deep dibbled holes need little or no hilling.
Harvest
When plants reach the size you want, loosen them with a garden fork and lift.
Storage
Trimmed and cleaned leeks keep for several weeks boxed in a humid cooler just above freezing, or in a root cellar with their roots set in moist sand, soil or peat.
Transplants per ounce
About 6,000 plants per oz. of seed, or about 96,000 per lb.
Packet
50 seeds.
Seeds per lb.
About 169,300 on average.
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