King Richard Leek Seeds

110 days. Allium ampeloprasum. Open Pollinated. Prizetaker Leek. The plant produces excellent yields of pure white leeks. This high quality leek is tender and has a mild flavor. The stalks are very tall and retain flavor even when stalks are fully grown. Used in soups, stews, and salads. This variety holds well over the winter. Cold Tolerant. Also known as Lyon Leek. An excellent choice for home gardens. An 1800s heirloom variety from England.

140 days. Allium ampeloprasum. Open Pollinated. American Flag Leeks. The plant produces excellent yields of very flavorful leeks. Used in soups, stir-fries, stews, and salads. Also known as Giant Musselburg Leek and Scotch Flag Leek. Suitable for greenhouse production. An excellent choice for home gardens, greenhouses, market growers, and open field production. An heirloom variety dating back to 1870. United States Department of Agriculture, G 29243. A variety from the USA.

80 days. Solanum lycopersicum. Open Pollinated. San Marzano Indeterminate Tomato. The plant produces heavy yields of 4 to 5 oz bright red tomatoes. It is a classic Italian heirloom plum (Roma-type) tomato variety prized for making sauces, pastes, canning, and fresh eating. They have thick walls, are meaty, and are very flavorful. Perfect for making salsa, sauce, puree, paste, drying, and canning. It is known as the greatest sauce tomato in the world. Crack Resistant. Low acidity variety. The plant requires support, either staking or cages. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 237137. An heirloom variety from Italy. Indeterminate.

75 days. Pastinaca sativa. Open Pollinated. Hollow Crown Parsnip. The plant produces excellent yields of flavorful 12 to 15" long parsnips. It has a sweet, nutty flavor. It is used like carrots and cooked in soups, stews, or steamed with butter and seasonings. Perfect boiled, fried, or sauteed in butter. Roots may be harvested in the fall or left in the ground until the next spring, by which time their flavor will have improved. Stores well. An excellent choice for home gardens. An heirloom variety dating back to 1879. United States Department of Agriculture, 652078. A variety from the USA.

115 days. Apium graveolens. Open Pollinated. Golden Self Blanching Celery. The plant grows high-quality celery. Stalks are thick and heavy, and mostly stringless. It is one of the best varieties around. An excellent choice for home gardens. It was introduced into the USA by the Johnson & Stokes Seed Company in 1883. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 385950. An 1883 heirloom variety from Kenya. Disease Resistant.

105 days. Allium ampeloprasum. Open Pollinated. Giant Musselburgh Leek. The plant produces high yields of huge leeks. It is pure white, very sweet, delicious, and tender. It grows to 2 to 3" in diameter and 12 to 18" tall. Used in soups, stews, and salads. It's one of the best winter hardy leeks you can grow. Also known as Scotch Flag Leek. Cold Tolerant. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 546065. An 1834 heirloom from Edinburgh, Scotland.