🚚 Fast Nationwide Delivery (3–5 Working Days)
📦 Free Delivery Over R750 (R59 Flat Fee Under R750)
🌱 Premium Quality Seeds & Gardening Equipment
🔁 Friendly Support Before & After Your Order
🇿🇦 SA’s Trusted Gardening Specialists
Carentan leeks bring a sweet, delicate flavour, tender texture and substantial stems to the kitchen garden.
Quick Grow Facts
-
Plant Type: Vegetable
-
Scientific Name: Allium porum
-
General Sowing Time: Spring Or Autumn/Winter
-
Position: Sun
-
Sow Depth: 3 mm
-
Spacing: 15 x 15 cm
-
Germination: 14 - 21 days
-
Temperature: 15 - 25° C
-
Days to Harvest: 70 - 130 days
Why Grow This Variety
- Their mild, delicate taste works well in both simple and richer dishes.
- The tender texture makes the harvested stems useful across several cooking styles.
- Long, thick stems are paired with a vigorous growth habit.
Garden Uses
Use Carentan leeks in hearty soups and stews or in quiches.
Growing Notes
- Sow in spring or autumn/winter in a sunny position.
- Sow 3 mm deep and space plants 15 x 15 cm apart.
- Allow 14-21 days for germination and 70-130 days to harvest.
- The source recommends harvesting at 20-25 cm.
Brought to you by Ubuntuberg Seeds, where our mission is to cultivate humanity & harvest unity. Ubuntuberg Seeds: the highest quality seed stock in all of Southern Africa, sourced from sustainable farms, guaranteeing you the best quality seed stock.
