{"product_id":"fothergills-leek-lyon-2-prizetaker-seeds","title":"Fothergill's Leek Lyon 2 Prizetaker Seeds","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBotanical Name:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eAllium porrum\u003c\/i\u003e, a traditional, high-performing selection trusted by generations of British gardeners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePlant Class:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardy Vegetable, possessing excellent resilience to ensure fresh, homegrown stems across an incredibly long harvesting window.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eShank Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e Produces beautifully long, thick white stems with a tender texture, topped with fan-like, mid-green foliage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFlavour Profile:\u003c\/b\u003e Delivers a mild, sweet, and superior refined flavor, making it a stellar ingredient for classic leek and potato soup, braising, or roasting whole.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNutritional Value:\u003c\/b\u003e Provides an excellent, natural, homegrown source of essential folate, boosting your winter wellness and intake of healthy greens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSowing Flexibility:\u003c\/b\u003e Highly adaptable to your routine; can be sown directly into outdoor seedbeds or started earlier indoors in cell trays for a head start.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003eCare \u0026amp; Growing Instructions:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSowing Position:\u003c\/b\u003e Sow from early spring in a sunny spot with deep, fertile, well-drained soil. When the seedlings reach pencil thickness, transplant them using the traditional \"drop and puddle\" method into holes 15cm (6in) deep.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/b\u003e Keep the plants well-watered during dry summer spells. To maximize the prized, long white stems, progressively earth up soil around the shanks as they grow to blanch the stems away from the sunlight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fothergill's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57606154617215,"sku":"FTG-47397","price":1.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7713\/1659\/files\/47397_LEEK_20Lyon_20_28Prizetaker_29_1.webp?v=1779612996","url":"https:\/\/www.sam-turner.co.uk\/products\/fothergills-leek-lyon-2-prizetaker-seeds","provider":"Sam Turner \u0026 Sons","version":"1.0","type":"link"}