American Flag - Organic Leek Seeds

SKU: VLK101

Open-Pollinated

Certified Organic

Heirloom

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Packet 200 seeds

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American Flag Leek is a time-tested heirloom known for its stout, blue-green leaves and thick white shanks that hold firm through frost and snow. Bred in the 1800s for cold hardiness, this dependable overwintering variety thrives in the Northeast and handles deep freezes with grace. Its mild, sweet onion flavor shines in winter soups, roasts, and broths, but it’s just as tasty sliced raw into fall salads. Harvest late into the season or overwinter with mulch for early spring eating. A staple in homestead gardens for generations, American Flag brings both flavor and fortitude to the table.

How to Grow

Start seed indoors 4-6 weeks before transplanting into the garden. Leeks tend to grow slowly from seed and are usually started as transplants. Optimum soil temperature for seed germination is 50-80 degrees. Transplant to the garden up to 4 weeks before your average last frost. Hill soil around column throughout growing season to blanch stem. Harvest the whole plant and cut off the roots and all except 2” of the green leaves. Dig before a hard freeze and store in the refrigerator.

Growing Specs

Scientific name: allium ampeloprasum
Days to maturity: 80-120
Seed depth: 1/4"
Days to sprout: 10-14
Plant spacing: 3-6"
Row spacing: 18-24"
Light requirements: sunny
Plant height: 15-18"
Life cycle: biennial
Frost hardy: yes

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