Elephant leek — moderately frost-tolerant, autumn growing, long dark green leaves.
Elephant leek is a moderately frost-tolerant autumn variety. Long leaves are dark green, edible stem section is long, thick. Reliable autumn-winter vegetable.
Growing
Raise seedlings in March–April. Transplant in late May into deep trenches. Plant spacing 15 cm, row spacing 40 cm.
Harvest from October. Uses: leek cream soup, főzelék, side dish.
Product details
Seed informationUntreated
Life cycleOverwintering
Fruit/Flower colorWhite
Plant height (cm)60 cm
Growing timeMid-season
Harvest time (flowering time for flower seeds)October
Row spacing (cm)30 cm
Plant spacing (cm)10 cm
Sowing timeApril, June, July, August
Sowing depth (cm)1 cm
Seed requirement (g/10 m²)2 g/10 m²
Seeds per gram350
Avg. germination time (days)10 days
Optimal germination temp. (°C)10 °C