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Leek
Allium porrum
Still time — sow latevegetable
Cool-season allium with long white shanks and mild, sweet onion flavor. Slow-growing biennial typically harvested in its first year; tolerates hard frost and overwinters in mild climates.
In Zone 7b, right now
Still time to plant — it should mature before frost
The usual transplant window (Mid March – Late April) has closed, but with about 120 days to harvest there's still enough season left. Get it in now.
Edible?
Yes — vegetable
Small space?
Yes, in a pot
Sun
Full sun (6+ hrs)
Comes back yearly?
No — 2-year life cycle
Harvest in
120 days
Ways to plant it
Start seeds indoors
Past the ideal window — still time
Late January – Early February
Start seeds in trays now; they only need a few weeks indoors before they go straight out into the warm soil.
Transplant
Past the ideal window — still time
Mid March – Late April
Buy a young plant from a nursery, or move one you started indoors, into the ground or a pot.
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