Best time to plant leek in Australia
Allium porrum
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.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
When to sow
| Zone | Months | How well checked |
|---|---|---|
| Cool | Sep to Apr | Matches local guides |
| Temperate | Aug to Apr | Matches local guides |
| Tropical | Feb to May | Not yet checked against a local guide |
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
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.