Onions & garlic · cool season
Leek
Allium ampeloprasum
A fall and early-winter staple. King Richard for earlier harvest; Bandit for late.
- When to plant in Ohio
- Start indoors February; transplant April
- Harvest window
- September through December
- Days to maturity
- 100–130 from transplant
- Spacing
- 6 in.
- Light
- Full sun
How to grow it
Transplant into a trench and hill soil up the stems as they grow for a long white shank. They stand through hard frost. Dig as needed until the ground freezes, or mulch heavily and harvest into December.
