HOW TO GROW LEEK

Leek is a herbaceous biennial plant known to man since ancient times. Porea contains many nutrients, minerals and vitamins.

One of the characteristic features of a leek is that when it is stored, the amount of ascorbic acid in the white part of the stem sharply increases - almost doubled.

Therefore, leek is used as a means capable of enhancing a person’s immunity and the body’s resistance to various infections.

In addition, leek has a wonderful - spicy and delicate - taste and is widely used for cooking meat, fish, vegetable dishes and salads.

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Growing leek seedlings

Long-term vegetation is characteristic of leek, so in most regions of our country this plant is grown with seedlings.
Terms of sowing seeds for seedlings following:

The middle or the end of February (the seeds are planted in window boxes for seedlings).
The second decade of April (the seeds are planted in a glazed greenhouse), the last decade of April (the seeds are planted directly on the garden, always covering with a film).

For a leek, the length of daylight is from ten to twelve hours, therefore, planting seeds in February, you must provide additional coverage for seedlings.

For sowing leeks use small boxes with moistened soil. Planted seeds in rows every five centimeters. The depth of the grooves - up to 1.5 cm.

Crops should be covered with foil and placed in a warm, well-lit room. After the first shoots appeared, the film can be removed, and the temperature in the room can be lowered to seventeen degrees during the day, and to twelve at night.

In such conditions, the seeds need to hold for another week, then raise the temperature to twenty degrees during the day, and to fourteen at night. Such conditions should be maintained until the end of the growing season.

Temperature conditions - the most important condition for obtaining a good harvest. You need to make sure that the temperature is not too high (otherwise the leek will hasten to kick out the arrows).

Approximately in a month it is necessary to thin out thickened shoots. The distance between plants should be two to three centimeters.

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To strengthen the seedlings, you need to water it with compost tea. Feed in two weeks the entire period of cultivation. Leaves of leek are recommended to be cut at the level of eight to ten centimeters, this will lead to enhanced development of the root system, thickening of the stem.

On the eve of the disembarkation, the seedlings should be hardened, that is, from time to time they should be brought out into the street, accustomed to natural conditions. Remember that the leek seedling develops rather slowly and is ready for planting at least six to eight weeks old.

Planting leek seedlings

The best soil for planting leek is a fertile, light loam with a non-aggressive environment.

The site for leeks must be prepared in the autumn, making at least six kilograms of compost per square meter of soil on the bed. In the spring, it is permissible to add some more humus or compost (up to three kilos per square meter).

Leek likes the soil on which it has grown cucumbers, potatoes, legumes, cabbage, tomatoes.

Lead seedlings are planted in May. Before planting, the leaves and roots should be shortened by a third, and many gardeners also dip the roots in the so-called “mash” - a mixture of mullein and clay. This method enhances the survival rate of seedlings.

The holes for planting seedlings are up to a depth of thirteen centimeters, you need to put a little rotted manure or compost on the bottom. Seedlings are planted strictly on one plant, sprinkling the roots with earth and watering the plant.

It is better if the leek beds are narrow, but if they are wide - it doesn’t matter, you can plant carrots in between rows: these two plants get along superbly close to each other. Leek is also on friendly terms with strawberries, onions, beets and celery.

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How to care for leeks

Leek care includes the following procedures:

Loosening the soil.
Hilling.
Watering.
Top dressing.
Weed removal.

Also, it would not be superfluous to use such a technique as mulching - enriching the soil with the help of the upper organic layer.

When the onion stalks have reached the thickness of the ballpoint pen, it is necessary to pour earth into the holes. Hilling should be done every two weeks: in this case, the stem will be longer and white. The minimum number of hillocks per season is four. Hilling is best done in conjunction with watering.

Leek is a plant that is demanding on soil fertility and moisture. In the first half of the growing season, watering and dressing should be especially abundant. The best fertilizer will be bird droppings and mullein. Fertilizer should be applied in the form of solutions in the ratio of one to twenty (for bird droppings) and one to eight (for mullein).

The main productive part of the leek is, of course, its bleached stem, which is also called the "leg". If the care is carried out correctly, the stem reaches fifty centimeters in length and up to four centimeters in thickness.
Of course, growing leek is a rather painstaking exercise, but not as difficult as it seems.

The main thing is to start, and there it will go, and you will get a harvest of excellent product that is deservedly popular all over the world.