Giant Musselburgh Leek

Allium ampeloprasum | SKU: 0639
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Historic Variety

$3.75 to $8.66
  • Stalks grow to 9-15 inches long
  • Stalks grow to 2-3 inches in diameter
  • Very tolerant of cold
  • Mild flavor
  • 80-150 days from transplant
  • ±9,700 seeds/oz

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(aka Scotch Flag) Scottish variety introduced in the early 1800s. Enormous leeks that are 9-15" long by 2-3" in diameter. Tender white stalks, dark blue-green fan-shaped leaves. Mild flavor, stands winter well. Good buncher for market gardens. 80-150 days from transplant. ±9,700 seeds/oz.

Learn to Grow Giant Musselburgh Leek

Start Indoors: 4-6 weeks before last frost

Germination: 5-7 Days

Plant Outdoors: 6” Apart

Rows Apart: 12-24"

Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep and space 1" in all directions. Transplant as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Hill or mound soil around stems several times to blanch as leeks grow.

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Hardy and tasty

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Grew well in rocky soil with hot summers. Nice, thick stalks and great flavor. I overwintered them in the garden along a south facing wall with no other protection in temperatures that dipped below zero a couple of times. Grew back the following spring with no problems.

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