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Leek Autumn Mammoth 2 - Snowstar in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Allium porrum 'Autumn Mammoth 2 - Snowstar'

 

Leek 'Autumn Mammoth 2 - Snowstar'

Leeks are, strictly speaking, perennials, but they are grown as annuals. They are grown for their mild onion flavoured white "stems" (bundles of leaf-sheaths which are frequently incorrectly referred to as stems). 'Autumn Mammoth 2 - Snowstar' has thick, white shanks, and is a cultivar that will stand well all Winter for harvest. A good leek both for eating and for exhibiting

Contributed by @kimmy01

 
plant Features
  • Leek Autumn Mammoth 2 - Snowstar likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Leek Autumn Mammoth 2 - Snowstar likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Leek Autumn Mammoth 2 - Snowstar is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Leek Autumn Mammoth 2 - Snowstar likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Leek 'Autumn Mammoth 2 - Snowstar'

Latin name

Allium porrum 'Autumn Mammoth 2 - Snowstar'

type

Vegetable

family

Amaryllidaceae

ph

5.2 - 8.3 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Leek Autumn Mammoth 2 - Snowstar likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Leek Autumn Mammoth 2 - Snowstar is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Leek Autumn Mammoth 2 - Snowstar likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Leek Autumn Mammoth 2 - Snowstar likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When to harvest

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Leek Autumn Mammoth 2 - Snowstar is 0.30meters x 0.70meters 0.30 M 0.70 M

Allium porrum 'Autumn Mammoth 2 - Snowstar'

Leeks are, strictly speaking, perennials, but they are grown as annuals. They are grown for their mild onion flavoured white "stems" (bundles of leaf-sheaths which are frequently incorrectly referred to as stems). 'Autumn Mammoth 2 - Snowstar' has thick, white shanks, and is a cultivar that will stand well all Winter for harvest. A good leek both for eating and for exhibiting


Propagating by seed

From Mid Winter TO Late Winter

Sow seeds in a tray in the greenhouse, spacing them 1" apart, and covering the seeds lightly with compost. The seedlings should then be hardened off when they get to about 6" - 8" high

 

Plant outdoors

From Early Spring TO Early Summer

Plant out seedlings into a bed where the soil has been enriched by a previous crop, or by Winter manuring, when the plants are 6" - 8" high. Make holes with a dibber about 6" deep, and at a spacing of 9", with 15" between rows. Snip off the top 1/4 of the plant with scissors, and drop one plant into each hole, but do not cover with soil. Fill each hole with water, which will wash some soil over the roots - sufficient to set the plants in the holes, and, over time, the hole will gradually fill with soil as a result of rainfall.

 
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