{"product_id":"leek-carentan-seeds-organic","title":"Leek - Carentan seeds (Organic)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLeek Carentan (Organic)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouthern Cross Certified Organic seed (SXC cert 26065)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAllium porrum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarentan is a hardy old French leek with thick white shanks and broad dark blue-green flags. It stands through winter cold without complaint, which makes it one of the few things worth having in the ground when the rest of the bed has given up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSowing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSow seeds about 10mm deep in punnets or a nursery bed. Germination takes 10 to 14 days at 18 to 23°C. When seedlings are about pencil thickness, transplant them by dropping each into a 15cm deep hole made with a dibber and simply watering it in, rather than backfilling. Space 15cm apart in rows 30cm apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen to Sow - Australian Climate Zones\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool \u0026amp; Mountain:\u003c\/strong\u003e September to January\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTemperate:\u003c\/strong\u003e August to February\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubtropical:\u003c\/strong\u003e February to August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTropical:\u003c\/strong\u003e April to July (cooler, drier months)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArid \u0026amp; Semi-arid:\u003c\/strong\u003e February to April and August to October\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrow in full sun in rich, deep soil kept steadily moist. Draw soil up around the stems every few weeks as they thicken, which is what gives you the long white shank rather than a green one. Feed through the growing season, as leeks are in the ground a long time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHarvest\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLift from about 14 to 17 weeks, once the shanks are thick enough to be worth having. Leeks hold in the ground through cold weather without going woody, so dig them as needed rather than all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Happy Valley Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51178867654968,"sku":"ORVA041","price":3.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/5416\/2522\/files\/leek-carentan-seeds-organic-2614353.jpg?v=1785234805","url":"https:\/\/www.happyvalleyseeds.com.au\/products\/leek-carentan-seeds-organic","provider":"Happy Valley Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}