Leeks
Leek ‘Gros du Poitou’
Leek ‘Gros du Poitou’: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
Jaune Gros du Poitou is a traditional leek variety, valued for its earliness and thick white shank. Leek is commonly named Allium porrum, also associated with Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, in the Amaryllidaceae family. This variety has a generally short, thick shank, with pale yellow-green foliage. The word jaune refers to the leaves, rather than a white section that has turned yellow or a coloured bulb. Its name therefore helps explain the plant's appearance.The leaves are long and broad, arranged in a fan. Their pale colour gives the plant a different look from leeks with dark green or blue-green foliage. The shank consists of closely overlapping leaf bases: it is a false stem, rather than a swollen root. The white section continues into the green leaves, with differences in texture depending on age and the part considered. Actual thickness and length vary with growing conditions, rather than matching one fixed…
