Leeks – Musselburgh (Autumn)

A tried and tested traditional variety
Musselburgh produces huge, handsome leeks with thick stems and dark green leaves. It is reliable, easy to grow, winter hardy, with good disease resistance and an excellent strong flavour. Planted out in autumn, it will overwinter and you can expect to harvest in late spring when there is not much else coming out of the veg garden. It’s easy to grow leeks from plug plants – just follow the instructional leaflet that will arrive with your plug plants.

Number of plants: 20 plug plants

Variety: Musselburgh (organic)

In the kitchen: Leeks are delicious in soups, stews and pies. You can steam, fry or boil. Finely chopping leeks brings out the flavour and texture.