The best varieties of leeks

Leeks have gained popularity among domestic gardeners relatively recently. The plant differs from all the usual onions in the absence of a bulb. Instead, the leek has a stem-leg, which is used for eating. The value of this dacha culture is determined by the presence of a large amount of vitamins, resistance to frost and rather long storage when creating the necessary conditions for this. The rating includes the best leeks in taste, frost resistance and high yield.

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Columbus

Columbus opens the top ten types of leeks. It belongs to fairly early varieties, the ripening of which occurs already on the eighty-fifth day after planting. It is a fairly tall plant with a ground part reaching 0.8 m in length. The false stem has an average length of thirty centimeters. The value of onions lies not only in their good taste characteristics, but also in their fairly high frost resistance and early high yields. Columbus is used in cooking for a variety of purposes, but it is best suited for fresh use.

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Winner

Winner - a popular variety of leeks among summer residents and gardeners. The plant has an average ripeness: the harvest is carried out in one hundred thirty - one hundred and sixty days, depending on the climatic zone and the quality of the soil. The onion is of medium height and has green leaves with a grayish tint. The stem of the leg also does not differ in a special length, which can be at most two tens of centimeters. The weight of one plant usually does not exceed two hundred grams. The Winner has excellent taste characteristics: he has a delicate, juicy and slightly pungent taste. In cooking, it is used for conservation and fresh consumption.

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Vesta

Vesta is one of the best varieties of leeks, classified as early ripe. After sowing, the ripening of the plant occurs on the one hundred and twentieth day. Seeds are planted in March, and are planted in open ground only on the seventieth day. The plant is demanding to care for and needs regular hilling and fertilization. The leaves of Vesta are light green in color with a waxy bloom. The white stem-leg can reach a length of thirty centimeters. The taste at the “foot” is sweet and juicy. Vesta belongs to varieties with a fairly high yield.

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Goliath

Goliath - an early ripe type of leek, which ripens on the one hundred and twentieth day. The onion has an average stem height and a sufficiently long "leg", which is capable of reaching three dozen millimeters in length and sixty millimeters in width. The plant has practically no bulb. The mass of a vegetable product reaches an average of one hundred and fifty grams. Goliath is used for drying, as well as for fresh consumption. Among gardeners, it is valued for its high yield, early ripening and excellent taste characteristics.

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Elephant

Elephant considered one of the best leeks among gardeners. A mid-early plant after germination ripens on average for one hundred and thirty days. Elephant is large enough and can reach a height of eighty-five centimeters. It has very wide and bright green leaves with a blue bloom, the length of which reaches several tens of centimeters. One plant can weigh up to two hundred grams. Onions are distinguished by excellent yield: from one square meter, a summer resident can collect up to four kilograms. Elephant loves care and moisture. It needs to be watered, fertilized and hilled.It is possible to store the plant for up to six months in suitable conditions. In addition, this variety contains a large amount of vitamins and minerals. Elephant is recommended to be included in many dietary meals.

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Sizokryl

Sizokryl Is one of the best late-ripening leeks. The plant has dark green leaves with a slight blue. Onions are very resistant to fairly low temperatures. The mass of one plant does not exceed one hundred and fifty grams. Sizokryl has a good taste with a mild pungency. In cooking, it has found universal application: it is used both fresh and dried.

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Asgeos

Asgeos - a good variety of leeks, which is mid-season in terms of ripening. A distinctive feature of this species is its versatility, as it uses in cooking, both fresh and dried and canned. Its leaves are dark green with a bluish tint, up to 0.7 m long. The "leg" of the plant does not exceed seventeen centimeters in length and forty millimeters in diameter, it has a juicy taste with a slight spike and a dense texture. This is a fairly large plant, the mass of which can exceed three hundred grams.

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Tango

Tango opens the top three varieties with excellent taste, yield and frost resistance. This species is considered mid-season, since it ripens no earlier than one hundred and fifty days. The main advantage of Tango is that during the winter storage, the content of ascorbic acid in it only increases. Sowing is recommended somewhere in mid-May. The harvest ripens around the end of the first month of autumn. This onion loves repeated hilling and fertilizing. As for the external characteristics, the white part of the stem is not particularly long and is just over ten centimeters, but its diameter can reach 50 millimeters.

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Camus

Camus included in the list of the best leek varieties. It belongs to plants of this category of medium ripeness. After germination, summer residents can harvest an average of one hundred and ten days. The value of this type of onion lies in its good resistance to low temperatures: it can withstand a cold snap to minus four degrees. The length of the white part of the stem can exceed two tens of centimeters, and the diameter is no more than twenty millimeters. The bulb is poorly expressed or completely absent. The mass of one plant ranges from two hundred grams. The camus is intended for use in fresh salads.

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Casimir

Casimir tops the rating of the best leek varieties. It is classified as a mid-season species, the ripening of which occurs after germination in an average of one hundred and eighty days. The plant is quite tall, and its white part of the stem can reach up to three tens of centimeters. The plant product can be stored for a long time provided it is covered with sand. Casimir is a very tasty, sweet and juicy variety, in particular the bleached part. The plant is well suited both for drying as a seasoning and for fresh application. In addition, Casimir is one of the most productive varieties.

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When planting leeks, determine the purpose for which you are growing the crop. Because the varieties of varieties differ in morphological and taste qualities. Leek varieties are divided into early, middle and late ripening times. A specific feature of the plant is that it does not form a standard bulb, only the stem is used for cooking. The light and dense stem has a pleasant aftertaste; onions are useful not only as a product for cooking, but also as a means for health.

Leeks come in early, medium and late

General characteristics of leek varieties

Leek varieties are subdivided into three groups: early-ripening, mid-ripening and late-ripening. Planting of early varieties is harvested in late summer and early autumn. The leek grows rapidly, the length reaches one and a half meters. The foliage itself from the stem grows at an acute angle.The leaves are not densely arranged. Leek does not tolerate winter well. Medium ripeness varieties grow in mid-October. Leaves adhere tightly to the false stem. The stem itself reaches 20-25 cm in height, its thickness is up to 5 cm. The foliage is large and dense. The plant is winter-hardy, positively tolerates low temperatures down to -14 ° C. In areas with mild climates, farmers leave the mid-season leek in the ground until mid-winter, and remove it as needed.

Winter varieties are characterized by high winter hardiness. They grow slowly, the stem grows up to 15 cm. The foliage adheres tightly to the stem. Late leeks are harvested in late autumn and mid-spring. The cultivar has a long growing season and takes longer to ripen than other onion cultivars.

Leek varieties differ in both the length of the growing season and the time for the ripening of the crop, morphological characteristics and taste of the stem. Onions are enriched with beneficial minerals. Leek contains essential oils that increase appetite and have a positive effect on the functioning of the digestive system.

Leeks are very useful and widely used in cooking.

Leek varieties

Onions are popular with farmers. The variety of varieties allows you to grow onions for every taste. It is widely used in the preparation of salads, side dishes, various vegetable dishes, soups. Onions are used as a remedy for overweight, rheumatism and gout. It is used as a preventive measure. Onions are divided into early-ripening, mid-ripening and late-ripening varieties.

Farmers note that early leeks are the best, as they yield more yields than mid- and late-ripening varieties. In order to ripen early varieties need 3-4 months, regardless of the weather. The growing season for a leek of medium ripeness lasts 145-175 days and a dense arrangement of the plant develops. The width of the leaves is 5-7 cm blue-green. The leaves are located at a steep angle from the stem, not like in the early varieties. The standard leg length is 20-25 cm with a weight of about 170-250 grams. The yield of medium varieties is lower than that of early maturing ones, but the quality of the plant is better.

Leeks can be harvested about 4 months after planting.

Leek of early ripeness

Early varieties include Goliath, Kilima, Vesta, Columbus, Gulliver. Goliath is characterized by an average stem height, about 25-30 cm of the bleached part, 6 cm in diameter. Green and gray-green onions have wide leaves. The onion part is not very pronounced in the variety, it reaches a mass of 180-210 grams, but it is high-yielding. Harvesting should be in the middle of summer. Goliath belongs to a universal species, it is used fresh in food and dried. Due to weak immunity, it needs additional feeding from diseases and pests.

Kilima leek is harvested a little later than other species among the early varieties. A dense leg of about 25 cm and a diameter of 5-6 cm, reaches 150 gr.

Leek Vesta is grown mainly in the Moscow region. It has a pleasant semi-sharp taste and is universally applicable. The white part of the plant has a diameter of 2-3 cm, but is approximately 48-53 cm long. The mass reaches 200-250 grams. High immunity to disease. It tolerates both frost and hot weather there.

At Columbus, the height of the leaves reaches 75-80 cm, the total weight is about 350-400 grams. Without hilling, the white part forms on its own. It has a pleasant taste. The height of the bleached part in Gulliver's is 25-30 cm, the diameter of the stem is 4-5 cm, the total weight of the plant is 230-250 g. It is used fresh and canned.

Kilima leek gives dense, large legs

Mid-season leek

The leek of medium ripeness includes Casimir, Kamus, Bastion, Tango, Jolant, Winner, Elephant, Alligator, Bandit, Giraffe, Karatansky.

By itself, the bulbous part of the German Casimir is small or absent. The white part is of high quality, 20-27 cm, diameter 4-6 cm. The use is universal. It becomes juicier when stored.The Czech Kamus bulb is weakly expressed, the length of the white part is 19-23 cm, and the small diameter is 2-3 cm. Green leaves with a predominance of a slight purple hue. High immunity to fungal diseases. The yield is slightly lower than that of other mid-season varieties. Medium pungency in taste. The application is universal.

Leek Bastion of medium ripeness yields a harvest in 150-160 days. The foliage is gray-blue, green. The size of the onion is medium, the white part is 3-5 cm in diameter, 35-50 cm in length. The total weight is 200-130 gr. Suitable fresh, dried and canned. High-yielding Tango is resistant to fungal diseases and pests, frost-resistant. Leg length 13-16 cm, diameter 3-5 cm. By weight it grows 230-250 g. The foliage is medium in size, the bulb is weak. It is applied fresh, stored for a long time.

The height of the Jolanta onion is 35-45 cm. The narrow foliage has a dark green, purple color. The bulb is small, white and medium in diameter. Resists fungal diseases.

Elephant (or in other words Elephant) is a Czech breeding of leek. It grows up to 80 cm, about 200 g in weight comes out. It tolerates heat and frost positively. Stored after harvest for 60-90 days.

The varieties such as Winner, Alligator, Bandit, Good fellow, Giraffe and Karatansky are similar in their morphological characteristics. The bleached part grows from 20-35 cm, weight 240-310 g. In terms of taste, it is spicy-semi-sharp. Harvested from mid-September.

Leek Carantana gives a long white leg

Late ripe leek

In terms of yield, late varieties are similar to those of medium ripeness. The duration of the growing season and late-ripening varieties is 6 months. A characteristic feature of late leek varieties is their high frost resistance. Late varieties include Acreok, Sizokryl, Mercury, Winter Giant, and Autumn Giant.

For cold regions (Siberia), Acreok is suitable. The bulb is small, the bleached part is about 20 cm, but the weight itself is large, 300-360 g. Dark foliage with blueness. The length of the leaves is 50 cm, the thickness is 5-7 cm. It has a semi-sharp taste. Versatile in application. Suitable for Siberia due to frost resistance. The bleached part of the Sizokryl is dense, the weight of the plant is 120-160 g. The leaves are dark green or almost blue in color. Slightly sharp to taste.

The white part of Mercury is 24 cm, the weight of the plant reaches 150-190 grams. The leg is cylindrical, 19-26 cm long. It is immune to viral and fungal diseases. The plant has a mild semi-sharp taste. Winter and autumn giants are cold-resistant varieties. The white part is 22-26 cm long and 6 cm in diameter. Semi-sharp taste.

Late leek Mercury is resistant to fungal diseases

Leek cultivation

When growing leeks, you should know some of the features and differences from other types of onions. Leeks need to be buried deep in the soil or mulch so that it grows dense and strong. Farmers are planting seeds in open ground after a frost in early spring. But for a bountiful harvest, it is optimal to plant leeks by seedlings. Experienced farmers advise planting seedlings in mid-spring or even late winter. It is necessary to create conditions for the sprouts to receive the required amount of daylight.

Before sowing leeks, the seeds should be soaked in room temperature water. For which they are placed in a rolled cloth, gauze or filter paper. Place on a saucer, or other flat dish, and moisten sparingly with water. The cloth with seeds should not float, but should be damp all the time. For simplicity, you can put the saucer in a plastic bag. Long soaking is not required - from 2 to 12 hours is enough, after which the seeds are transferred to pots.

Seeds are sown in high hills from 16 cm. Seeds are placed in the ground at 5 mm, with a distance of 17-23 mm. The soil should be moistened before planting. For the emergence of seedlings, the optimal temperature regime is 18-20 ° C during the daytime and 9-11 ° C at night.With proper care, seedlings, stem diameters of 5-6 mm, plant after 60 days. Before planting seedlings in open ground, the stems are cut from the very top into a third part.

Leeks need to be planted at a distance from each other.

Planting seedlings

In the fall, fertilize the garden with organic matter and mineral fertilizers, such as overripe compost manure, potassium chloride, superphosphate. If the garden was not prepared in the fall, then in the spring add urea 14-16 gr., Or ammonium nitrate 17-22 gr. Make sure that the loose soil is not acidic. In the heated soil, thin out the ditches 13-16 cm deep and place the seedlings. The grooves are spaced 35-45 cm apart.

Do not plant the plant closely, so as not to replant in the summer. Spud the plant or mulch. If the mulch is tall, the stem will grow strong, tall and delicate in taste.

High and early varieties are recommended to be planted in a group of 3-4 pieces at a distance of 50-60 cm from each other. lettuce, celery and spinach. Serves as reliable protection of cabbage, carrots and strawberries from pests and diseases.

Leek repels pests from cabbage, strawberries and carrots

Leek care and feeding

Leek refers to a whimsical type of planting. For growing, choose a sunny bed, drain the soil. Planting needs proper care:

• thorough loosening of the soil between the rows;
• weed removal;
• periodic fertilization with minerals and organics;
• hilling or mulching the plant.

A month after planting seedlings, leeks are fertilized with special mixtures for onions. Proceed from the proportion of 3 liters per 1 sq. M. After 21 days, fertilize the plant with an organic supplement like diluted mullein or chicken droppings. Dilute thoroughly with water at least 15 times.

Use mineral fertilizers several times in one season. In the absence of specialized mixtures, mix 10 liters of water, potassium salt 15 g., And ammonium nitrate 15 g. Spray with a highly diluted mullein. Add wood ash to the grooves. Combine organic and mineral fertilizers until the end of summer.

You can grow healthy and strong leeks by combining mineral and organic fertilizers

Harvest

When there are several leaves on the plant, do a partial harvest. Remove the plants completely before the first frost. Dig in the base of the onion with a shovel, cut off the roots, they will remain as an organic fertilizer.

The onion grows constantly, there is no break in growth. Experienced owners grow the plant in order to increase the growing period. They dig up onions in the middle of autumn, prune the roots and sprinkle lightly with soil in a greenhouse or greenhouse.

In late autumn and early winter, get a fresh plant if the temperature is +10 ° C.

Before the leek leaves turn yellow and the first frosts come, they dig it up, remove the rhizome and upper foliage. The peculiarity of leek is that it should be stored slightly tilted in the ground, in a cool place with a temperature of 0-1 ° C and an air humidity of 85-95%. If you follow simple rules, onions will retain their properties and freshness for six months. Another way to store the plant, but for a shorter period of time, is to put the onions in regular plastic bags, leave them open and refrigerate for 3 months at home.

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Some 50-60 years ago, this crop was practically not grown in the post-Soviet space, underestimating its useful composition and considering agricultural technology to be difficult. It is difficult to believe in this today, when the varieties of leeks are numbered in dozens, and the plant itself is so in demand that it is second only to onions and garlic.

The most delicious and healthy of all cultivated onions

Royal bow, and not only because of the size

Leeks are two-year-old plants, although in the south of the country, where they are left in the soil for wintering, they can bear fruit as a perennial crop. It is valued for its long silvery-white oblong bulb (false stem or "leg"), which tastes much more tender and aromatic than onions, contains a lot of potassium, vitamins, and has a diuretic effect.

The plant starts slowly - the seeds germinate in small fragile shoots, the diameter of which, even two months after germination, does not exceed 2-3 mm. But after a couple of months, the leek strikes with royal, atypical for onion plants in size - up to 1.5 m high and a food organ ("leg") weighing up to 400 g.

The long, flat leaves look like garlic and grow in a beautiful fan. The root system is powerful, fibrous type, if the plant is buried in sand or peat for the winter, it can feed it until spring. Kicks out the arrow and gives seeds in the second year of the growing season.

The size of the white stem depends on the variety and the timing of ripening - the stem is shorter but massive in late-ripening species, longer and thinner in early species. The white part can be increased artificially. To do this, use a special technique called "leg whitening" - the plant is spud up several times per season, preventing the base of the stem from turning green.

Leeks are characterized by a long growing season: early varieties - 90–130 days, medium - 150–160, late –180–200 days. This feature is due to the agricultural technology of vegetable crops - in the conditions of the middle zone, the Urals, Siberia, the seedling method of growing is most often used.

A beautiful fan of leaves and a thick white leg are the hallmarks of the leek.

It is interesting! The best leek recipes come from royal Britain, France and Italy. Here it is put in a variety of salads, onion soups and mashed potatoes are prepared from it, baked with thyme and cheese.

Choosing varieties taking into account the ripening period

Modern breeding is aimed at developing new forms and hybrids with improved characteristics and earlier ripening periods, but old, time-tested leek varieties are also popular with gardeners.

Early and mid-early

For early production, fast-growing or summer varieties are planted. They begin to be harvested in August, some 85–90 days after seed germination. A characteristic sign of early maturity is a thin stem, the lightened part of which reaches 30–50 cm in length. Early production is used, as a rule, for summer consumption and processing.

• Columbus leeks are one of the best early maturing Dutch varieties with excellent taste. An adult plant is relatively low (70–80 cm), forms a stem up to 20 cm long, up to 6 cm in diameter, weighing up to 400 g. A big plus is that it does not need repeated hilling to bleach a productive organ.
• Leek Vesta is a domestic variety that is not inferior to the productive Dutchman. It begins to ripen after 120 days from sowing. The adult plant is powerful, up to one and a half meters tall, with a light green fan of leaves. If you spud the vegetable several times, you get a grocery stalk 30 cm long and weighing up to 350 g. Vesta is appreciated for its special sweet taste. To get a guaranteed yield in regions with a temperate climate, it is recommended to grow the crop through seedlings.
• Leek The elephant's trunk is a variety with an eloquent name, which forms a bleached false stem up to 30 cm long. However, in order to achieve this, the vegetable must be spud several times. Has good quality of the bleached part, pleasant sweetish taste. It can be stored in sand for several months.

Planting of the Dutch variety Columbus

Mid-season

Medium ripening or autumn varieties form a thicker and more powerful “leg” 30–40 cm long. Their leaves are also large, bluish-green with a gray waxy bloom. If the plant is left in the soil and covered securely, after overwintering it will grow back and give seeds the next year. Mid-season leeks can be stored, but not more than 2–2.5 months.

• Leek Kazimir is a highly productive domestic variety, with a dense, good quality bleached "leg" up to 30 cm long and a weak onion. The plant is tall with almost vertical green leaves. The variety is sensitive to moisture, responsive to nutrition, the preferred method of growing is seedlings.
• Leek Winner is grown both in a one-year cycle and in a perennial crop for cutting fragrant and delicate greens. The plant is medium-sized, the leaves are gray-green with a bluish bloom, the white part is 3.5-4 cm in diameter up to 20 cm long. A distinctive feature is high frost resistance, which allows growing crops in cold regions.
• Leek The elephant will produce its first juicy stems 130 days after sowing. It has high vigor of growth, expelling the aboveground part to a height of 1.5 m and forming a large food organ weighing 250–300 g. It is recommended to grow through seedlings and use the method of “bleaching the leg” by hilling the stem to a height of 20–25 cm.

Powerful plants of the Kazimir variety

Mid-late and late-ripening

With a growing season of 180-200 days, winter varieties do not have time to ripen in Siberia, the Urals and other regions, where the frost-free period is no more than 150 days. Even in more southern regions, covering technologies are used in order to harvest the crop after wintering in early spring. The varieties are distinguished by a short and thickened bleached part, high cold resistance.

• Leek Alligator is a tall, powerful representative of a crop with a large "leg" weighing up to 300 g. It is also valuable for growing on greens with a delicate taste and pleasant garlic aroma.
• The Karantansky leek is one of the oldest varieties. Forms a spreading plant up to 1 m high and a food organ weighing 200-300 g. Selective harvesting begins after 125 days, reaches full maturity in 200 days. In order for the plant to mature before the cold weather, it is recommended to grow seedlings at the age of at least 70 days.
• Leek Bandit - a variety, despite its unusual name, was bred by the Dutch. This is a beautiful tall plant with dark green foliage, shimmering blue. The stem is short, thickened, with excellent taste. Due to its high cold resistance, in regions with a mild climate, they are harvested in late autumn or even after overwintering - in early spring.
• The Autumn Giant Leek is another Dutch variety. Forms a large white "leg" (30-40 cm) in cross-section up to 8 cm. The harvesting period is extended for one and a half months. Differs in good keeping quality.

Time-tested and harsh climate of Russia leek Karantansky

Zoning varieties

According to the results of variety testing, the characteristics of cultivation and the useful return of the assortment of vegetable plants are determined. Speaking of leeks, the most suitable varieties for the Moscow region belong to the early and mid-season group. These are Vesta, Casimir, Columbus, Elephant, Goliath, Tango. From late-ripening varieties, it is better to give preference to plants with an extended ripening period, for example, Karantan or Autumn Size.

Vesta will delight you with a good harvest both in the Moscow region and in Siberia

In colder regions, late varieties will most likely have to be abandoned or transplanted into a heated greenhouse in late autumn. Of all the variety of leeks, the best varieties for Siberia are early Vesta, Columbus, Goliath, mid-season Lancelot, Tango, Winner.

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There are more than a dozen edible onions. And if you have already decided on the varieties of onions or garlic (and it also belongs to this genus) planted in your summer cottage, why not think about growing leeks?

As a food and medicinal plant, it was actively cultivated even in Ancient Greece and Egypt, in medieval Europe it was in high esteem on the tables of the rich, and today housewives appreciate leek for its delicate delicate taste, an abundance of vitamins C, E, PP and useful potassium salts. calcium, sodium, phosphorus, iron.

Well - is it worth giving him a place in your beds? And we will show you the most successful and delicious varieties of pearl onions (this is its second name), which will definitely grow successfully in the middle lane in general and the Moscow region in particular.

Leek varieties are divided into two large groups - early / mid-season and medium / late. The former grow quickly (80-130 days), have large flat light green or green leaves and a thick white "stem" (the base of the stem, which is most prized in cooking). The latter ripen more slowly (180-200 days) and are distinguished by a shorter stem and thin blue-green leaves with a noticeable waxy coating. Explore our TOP-11!

Leek Goliath

Refers to mid-early varieties - you can start harvesting in 120 days, from July.

High-yielding. It is characterized by a large height (22-28 cm of the white part) and a thickness (5-6 cm) of the stem. The mass of the grocery part is 150-200 g. The leaves are of medium width and length, gray-green, the bulb is poorly expressed.

It is susceptible to various diseases, therefore, it requires additional attention when leaving.

Good taste. Purpose - universal, used both fresh and dried and canned.

Leek Karantana

Refers to mid-late varieties that can be grown in one season - the first selective harvest can begin to be harvested in 125 days (about mid-September), fully ripens in 200 days. It is recommended to grow seedlings (at the time of planting in the ground, it should be 70 days old), can be planted as a winter crop.

High-yielding. The spreading plant is characterized by an average height (10-25 cm of the white part) and a thickness (4-5 cm) of the stem. The mass of the grocery part is 200-300 g. The leaves are long (up to 1 m), gray-green, the bulb is poorly expressed.

Semi-sharp, excellent taste. Purpose - universal, used both fresh and dried and canned.

Leek columbus

It belongs to the early varieties - you can start harvesting in 85 days.

High-yielding. It is characterized by a large height (20-30 cm of the white part) and a thickness (5-6 cm) of the stem. The mass of the grocery part is 300-400 g. The leaves are of medium height (up to 80 cm), width and length, light green, the bulb is poorly expressed.

The bleached part is formed practically without hilling, this variety is cold-resistant and perfectly stored.

Medium spicy, excellent taste. Purpose - universal, used both fresh and dried and canned.

Leek Vesta

Refers to mid-early varieties - you can start harvesting in 120 days.

High-yielding. It is characterized by a large height (25-50 cm of the white part) and a small thickness (2-3 cm) of the stem. The mass of the grocery part is 230-350 g. The leaves are high (up to 140 cm), wide and long, light green, the bulb is poorly expressed.

The variety is weakly susceptible to diseases, winter-hardy, heat-resistant. Requires regular hilling and feeding.

Sweet, excellent taste. Purpose - universal, used both fresh and dried and canned.

Leek Elephant

Refers to medium early varieties - you can start harvesting in 130 days.

High-yielding. It is characterized by a large height (20-30 cm of the white part) and a thickness (4-5 cm) of the stem. The mass of the grocery part is 250-300 g. The leaves are high (up to 150 cm), wide, bright blue-green, the bulb is poorly expressed.

Resistant to high and low temperatures, well stored. Demanding on moisture and hilling, loves feeding.

Spicy, excellent taste. Purpose - universal, used both fresh and dried.

Leek Tango

Refers to medium early varieties - you can start harvesting in 115-125 days.

High-yielding. It is characterized by a low height (10-15 cm of the white part) and an average thickness (3-5 cm) of the stem. The mass of the grocery part is 200-250 g. The leaves are of medium height (up to 70 cm), width and length, dark blue-green, the bulb is poorly expressed.

Resistant to low temperatures, pests and fungal diseases, suitable for long-term storage.

Semi-sharp, good taste. Purpose - universal, used both fresh and dried and canned.

Leek Winner

Refers to mid-season varieties - start harvesting in 130-150 days.

High-yielding. It is characterized by an average height (up to 20 cm of the white part) and an average thickness (3-4 cm) of the stem. The mass of the grocery part is up to 200 g. Leaves are of medium height (up to 80 cm), width and length, gray-green with a bluish bloom, the bulb is poorly expressed.

The variety is frost-resistant.

Slightly sharp, excellent taste. Purpose - universal, used both fresh and dried.

Leek alligator

Refers to mid-late varieties - you can start harvesting in 160 days, from September.

High-yielding. It is characterized by a large height (20-30 cm of the white part) and an average thickness (4 cm) of the stem. The mass of the grocery part is 250-300 g. Leaves are of medium width and length, gray-green, raised, the bulb is poorly expressed.

Suitable for growing on greens with a delicate taste and pleasant garlic aroma.

Semi-sharp, excellent taste. Purpose - universal, used both fresh and dried and canned.

Leek Premier

Refers to mid-late varieties - you can start harvesting in 160 days, from September.

High-yielding. It is characterized by an average height (up to 20 cm of the white part) and an average thickness (4-5 cm) of the stem. The mass of the grocery part is 380-430 g. Leaves are of medium width and length, blue-green, densely arranged, with a waxy bloom, the bulb is poorly expressed.

Very winter hardy variety.

Slightly sharp, excellent taste. Purpose - universal, used both fresh and dried and canned.

Leek Sizokryl (Bulgarian)

Refers to late varieties - you can start harvesting in 200 days.

High-yielding. It is characterized by an average height (up to 20 cm of the white part) and an average thickness (4.5-5.5 cm) of the stem. The mass of the grocery part is about 120-160 g. Leaves are of medium width and length, dense, fan-shaped, dark blue-green, with a strong waxy bloom, the bulb is poorly expressed.

Very winter hardy, well kept.

Slightly sharp, excellent taste. Purpose - universal, used both fresh and dried and canned.

Leek Casimir

Refers to mid-season varieties - you can start harvesting in 150-190 days.

High-yielding. It is characterized by a large height (20-30 cm of the white part) and a small thickness (3 cm) of a dense stem. The mass of the grocery part is up to 200 g. Leaves are of medium width and length, dark green, almost vertical, the bulb is poorly expressed.

The variety is picky about moisture, responsive to feeding, excellent storage.

Semi-sharp, excellent taste. Purpose - universal, used both fresh and dried and canned.

A lot of useful properties, excellent taste, high yield with a relatively compact cultivation, ease and long storage time, profitability - why do not you have leeks on your site yet?