Hannibal is the ideal, and very tasty, variety for an early start to your leek season. This will give you large thick, medium to long white shanks topped with dark green leaves.
This variety is part of our naturally nurtured range, the seed comes from an organic source
SOW: February (indoors) onwards to May, we sow our leeks 5-10mm deep in modules or seed trays rather than a seed bed as we find it easier to separate them when transplanting.
GROW: after 10-15 weeks, when they are large enough (about 20cm tall), plant out one leek per 15cm deep hole made with a dibber or stick. Water the leek into the hole and let the soil wash in but try not to get soil in between the leaves. It sounds fiddly but leeks are worth the trouble. If it is dry after planting water gently every day but otherwise just leave them to grow!
ENJOY: harvest from July to October. This is the earliest cropping leek in the year
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