Sow in January

Winter Leek ‘Elephant’ – 400 Seeds

(Allium porrum) – Giant Winter Leek

The Winter Leek ‘Elephant’ is a traditional variety producing thick, tall stems with excellent cold tolerance, making it perfect for harvesting right through the winter months. With its mild, sweet onion-like flavor and robust size, it is a reliable crop for the kitchen garden. Ideal for soups, stews, roasting, and classic leek dishes.

Key Features

• Type: Winter-hardy leek

• Stems: Thick, long, and upright

• Flavor: Mild, sweet, and tender

• Harvest period: November to March

• Position: Full sun or partial shade

• Soil: Fertile, well-drained, moisture-retentive

Ideal For

• Winter harvesting and extended cropping

• Soups, stews, casseroles, and roasting

• Kitchen gardens, allotments, and small farms

• Cold-climate vegetable production

Sowing & Growing

• Sow indoors: January–March in modules or seed trays.

• Sow outdoors: March–April in a prepared seedbed.

• Transplant: May–June, spacing 15 cm apart in rows 30–40 cm apart.

• Harvest: From late autumn through to early spring.

Care Tips

• Earth up around stems to blanch them and keep them tender.

• Keep soil moist during dry spells.

• Rotate crops yearly to avoid onion pests and diseases.