Leek ‚Carentan 2’

Ripening

spät

Harvest

Week 1 to 11, Week 43 to 52

Vigour

stark

Origin

Frankreich

Open-pollinated

Yes

Heritage variety

Yes

Use

Kochen, Frisch

Disease resistance

Kälte: hoch

About this variety

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This French classic, ‚Carentan 2’, carries you through the winter: short, thick stalks with dark green, blue-green tinged leaves. You can harvest it from autumn and leave it in the bed until early spring, because it withstands severe frost. Because it is seed-stable, you can collect seed from the strongest plants for the next year. A reliable choice if you want fresh leeks even in the cold season.

Robust and spicy in flavor, noticeably more aromatic than early summer varieties. When stewed, it becomes pleasantly mild and slightly sweet.

Care and diseases

Soil, feeding, pruning, companion planting and diseases apply to every variety of this species alike. You will find the full guidance on the species page.