Leeks

140 days. Allium ampeloprasum. Open Pollinated. American Flag Leeks Seeds. The plant produces excellent yields of very flavorful leeks. It is a popular heirloom leek variety prized for its cold hardiness, mild sweet-onion flavor, and sturdy, blanchable stalks. 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. United States Department of Agriculture, G 29243. An 1870 heirloom variety from the USA.

95 days. Allium ampeloprasum. Open Pollinated. Carentan Leek. The plant produces heavy yields of leeks. The plant has dark green leaves and white, tender stalks. It is a popular heirloom leek variety prized for its reliability and flavor for gardeners wanting cold-hardy leeks with good size and mild taste. It has a delicious mild flavor. Used in soups, stews, and salads. The delicate onion-like taste improves with frost. Good for fall/winter harvest and overwintering in many climates. Also known as Large Rouen Leek. This is a vigorous and fast-growing variety. The Carentan leek came to the United States in the 1800s and became commercially available in the 1880s. Also known as Mostruoso di Carentan Leek and Improved Swiss Giant Leek. Cold Tolerant. Suitable for spring and fall planting. Excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, W6 14004. An 1879 heirloom variety from France.

105 days. Allium ampeloprasum. Open Pollinated. Giant Musselburgh Leek. The plant produces high yields of huge, thick leeks. It is a popular leek variety prized for its large size, mild sweet flavor, and excellent cold hardiness. It is pure white, very sweet, delicious, and tender.  It grows to 2 to 3" in diameter and 12 to 18" tall. Excellent in soups, stews, potato-leek soup, cock-a-leekie, sautés, roasting, grilling, and raw in salads. It's one of the best winter-hardy and frost-tolerant 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. 

75 days. Allium ampeloprasum. Open Pollinated. King Richard Leek. This early-maturing plant produces high yields of leeks with medium green leaves. A popular leek variety prized for long, slender white shanks, it tolerates medium-heavy frost down to about 20°F and can hold in the garden for an extended harvest. The white shanks of the leek are over a foot long before the first leaf. This high-quality leek has a mild, sweet, onion-like flavor suitable for fresh use, salads, grilling, sautéing, soups, and stews. They will withstand frost. Cold Tolerant. Suitable for hydroponic gardening. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, W6 44541. A variety from the USA.

110 days. Allium ampeloprasum. Open Pollinated. Prizetaker Leek. The plant produces excellent yields of pure white leeks. A popular leek variety with a long history of producing quality white shanks, it is prized for its long, thick, pure-white stalks and mild, tender flavor that holds up even when fully grown. 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.