Biker
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New! Upright habit, tidy fan.
Shanks bulk up quickly by mid-early season and resist bulbing for easy stripping. Performs well across the US and maintains high quality, even at a large size. An easy replacement for Jumper, which was discontinued by our supplier. Primed seed.
Disease Resistance:
- Common Rust (Intermediate)
- Purple Blotch (Intermediate)
- White Tip (Intermediate)
Specs:
- Packet: 50 seeds
- Avg. 169,300 seeds/lb
| Size | Packet, 250 Seeds, 1,000 Seeds, 5,000 Seeds, 25,000 Seeds, 50,000 Seeds |
|---|---|
| SCIENTIFIC NAME | Allium porrum |
| CULTURE | Leeks are heavy feeders and require fertile soil (pH of 6.2-6.8) for best results. |
| GROWING SEEDLINGS | Sow in flats in Feb.-March, 1/4" apart, 1/4" deep or start in plug flats, thinning to one plant per cell. |
| TRANSPLANTING | Beginning in late spring, when approx. 8" tall and pencil-thick, transplant 6" apart in rows at least 12" apart in holes dibbled 6" deep. Only 2-3" of leaves need to extend above the soil surface. Do not firm soil – allow irrigation or rain to fill in the dibble hole. |
| DIRECT SEEDING | Sow in early spring, 6 seeds/ft., 1/4- 1/2" deep, in rows 24" apart. Thin to 6". |
| BLANCHING | During the growing period hill the plants with soil 2 or 3 times, higher with each hilling. This forces the leaves higher up the plant resulting in extra-long blanched stalks and a much longer edible portion. When using the "dibble method," hilling is reduced or eliminated. |
| HARVEST | When plants reach desired size, loosen with a spading fork and lift plant. |
| STORAGE | Clean leeks and store several weeks at near freezing in a humid cooler in boxes, or store in a root cellar with roots in moist soil/sand/peat mix. |
| DAYS TO MATURITY | From transplanting; add 20-30 days if direct seeding. |
| AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE | 1,000 seeds/165', 1 oz./1,650', 11 oz. or 105M/acre at 6 seeds/ft. in rows 30" apart. |
| TRANSPLANTS | Avg. 1 oz./6,000 plants, 1 lb./96,000. |
| SEED SPECS | SEEDS/OZ.: 7,700-10,700 (avg. 9,400). |
| PACKET | 250 seeds, sows 38-40' or 140 transplants unless otherwise noted. |
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