De Carentan 2

created by Pascal L. at 10.04.2023

Seed packet

Season Overview

Propagating

Planting

Harvest

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Description

Late winter variety with medium-length, straight stems. The variety is very frost-hardy. Leek is an amaryllis plant with good heat and cold tolerance. In the first year, the thickened stem forms for consumption. The dense root system loosens the soil for the following crop. It can be grown both early for harvesting in summer and later for harvesting in fall to winter.

Non hybrid

Frostproof

Growing tips

Sow in rows for pre-breeding; prick out as soon as approx. 15cm high; plant out when pencil thickness is reached; shorten roots 1/3 when planting out and place in trench (15x30cm); Fill up the trench as soon as green emerges from the soil; later, pile up for white shafts; Fertilizer advisable at the beginning of July