Purjosipuli "Gigante de Inverno 2"

Garden Leek "Gigante de Inverno 2".
The "stalk" shape is cylindrical, 3-4 cm in diameter (weight 200-300 g, height 15-20 cm).
The false stem and young, green leaves are used for food, colorless leaves during storage.
Leeks have a pleasant, slightly spicy taste. They are used fresh and stewed for preparing salads and other dishes.
Agrotechnics.
Well cultivated, fertile soils are taken away under the leek. The best predecessors for him are cabbage, cucumbers and legumes.
Leeks are grown through seedlings. Seeds are sown in late February - early March, and seedlings are planted in the ground in late April - early May, in furrows 6-10 cm deep, the distance between rows is 25-30 cm, in a row 10-25 cm. Further care consists of systematic loosening row spacing, weeding, podkucheniya plants, watering and dressing.

Eng.: European Leek, Garden Leek. Suom.: Purjo, purjosipuli. Sven.: Purjolök. Bot.: Allium porrum L.