Biker – (F1) Leek Seed

New! Upright habit, tidy fan. Conventional seed with conventional priming.
Shanks bulk up quickly by mid-early season and resist bulbing for easy stripping. Performs well across the US and maintains high quality, even at a large size. An easy replacement for Jumper, which was discontinued by our supplier. Primed seed.

Disease Resistance:

• Common Rust (Intermediate)
• Purple Blotch (Intermediate)
• White Tip (Intermediate)

Specs:

• Packet: 50 seeds
• Avg. 169,300 seeds/lb

SCIENTIFIC NAME:Allium porrum
CULTURE: Leeks are heavy feeders and require fertile soil (pH of 6.2-6.8) for best results.
GROWING SEEDLINGS: Sow in flats in Feb.-March, 1/4″apart, 1/4″deep or start in plug flats, thinning to one plant per cell.
TRANSPLANTING: Beginning in late spring, when approx. 8″tall and pencil-thick, transplant 6″apart in rows at least 12″apart in holes dibbled 6″deep. Only 2-3″of leaves need to extend above the soil surface. Do not firm soil – allow irrigation or rain to fill in the dibble hole.
DIRECT SEEDING: Sow in early spring, 6 seeds/ft., 1/4- 1/2″deep, in rows 24″apart. Thin to 6:.
BLANCHING: During the growing period hill the plants with soil 2 or 3 times, higher with each hilling. This forces the leaves higher up the plant resulting in extra-long blanched stalks and a much longer edible portion. When using the :dibble method,”hilling is reduced or eliminated.
HARVEST: When plants reach desired size, loosen with a spading fork and lift plant.
STORAGE: Clean leeks and store several weeks at near freezing in a humid cooler in boxes, or store in a root cellar with roots in moist soil/sand/peat mix.
DAYS TO MATURITY: From transplanting; add 20-30 days if direct seeding.
AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE: 1,000 seeds/165′, 1 oz./1,650′, 11 oz. or 105M/acre at 6 seeds/ft. in rows 30″apart.
TRANSPLANTS: Avg. 1 oz./6,000 plants, 1 lb./96,000.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/OZ.: 7,700-10,700 (avg. 9,400).
PACKET: 250 seeds, sows 38-40′ or 140 transplants unless otherwise noted.