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Leek (Musselburgh)

🥬 Vegetable
Hardiness Zones 3a to 9a
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📖 About This Plant

Scotland's most famous vegetable variety. Extremely hardy leek that stands through winter without bolting. Mild, sweet onion flavour for soups and stews.

📊 Quick Facts

Sun
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Season
Late Winter (indoor) / Spring
Harvest
100-120 days

🌱 Care Tips

Sow indoors in winter, transplant when pencil-thick. Drop seedlings into 6-inch dibbed holes, water in (don't backfill). Earth up for longer white stems.

🤝 Companion Plants

These plants grow well alongside Leek:

CarrotsCeleryOnions
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