Best time to plant leek in Melbourne
Allium porrum
Sow leek in Melbourne in Sep to Apr.
The part of a leek that reaches the kitchen is a tight bundle of leaf sheaths, often loosely called the stem or stalk. This biennial vegetable shares its genus with onion, garlic and chives, and is a cultivated form of the broadleaf wild leek.
When to sow in Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC is in the cool zone. Its months for leek apply here without a frost adjustment.
Matches local guides.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Melbourne
Frost usually arrives in Melbourne around mid June and finishes by late August. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as late May or as late as late September, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From the average of its 2 Bureau of Meteorology stations, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly or raise seedlings
- Sowing depth
- 12mm
- Plant spacing
- 10cm
- Row spacing
- 15cm
- Height
- 60cm
- Germination
- About 10 days
- Time to harvest
- 100 days from sowing
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- biennial, usually grown as an annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.