Leeks
Summer leek
Growing vegetables
Why don't my leeks have a lot of white?
Leek white is particularly appreciated by many consumers of this vegetable commonly grown in the garden. Perhaps you are having difficulty harvesting advantageously sized leek blanks. For this coveted area to benefit from the best possible development, it is important...
21 December 2024
Growing vegetables
When and how to plant leeks?
Leeks are a much-loved vegetable in France. In fact, it is the ninth most widely consumed vegetable in France. Still known as the poor man's asparagus, it also goes by names such as porreau or poirette. Always eaten cooked, it...
12 April 2025
Diseases and pests
"Grain of rice" in leeks: how to avoid leafminer?
The leek leafminer fly, which originates from Eastern Europe, first appeared in France in the early 2000s. At present, it is mainly rampant in the northern part of France, but is gaining more and more ground. This diptera also known...
1 November 2025
Summer leek
- Type : Vegetables
- Subtype : Root vegetables
- Botanical Family : Liliaceae
Characteristics
- Lifecycle : Annual
- Exposure : Full Sun
- Frost Hardiness : Frost Resistant
- Cultivation Difficulty : Easy
- Adult Height : 30 cm
Sowing & Planting
- Sowing Depth : 1 cm
- Plant Spacing : 10 cm
- Row Spacing : 30 cm
Maintenance
- Maintenance : Low
- Water Requirements : Moderate