{"product_id":"fothergills-rhs-leek-porbella-vegetable-seeds","title":"Fothergill's RHS Leek Porbella Vegetable 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 Allium porrum 'Porbella', a highly refined, premium-grade cultivar within the allium family.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePlant Class:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardy Biennial grown as an annual, establishing with exceptional seedling vigour to produce a robust, straight plant framework.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThick and Long Stems:\u003c\/b\u003e Yields high amounts of uniform, solid shanks that blanch beautifully to create a generous, high-yielding kitchen crop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAdvanced Rust Tolerance:\u003c\/b\u003e Bred to feature excellent natural tolerance against leek rust, keeping the dark green foliage clean, healthy, and highly productive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSlow-To-Bolt Genetics:\u003c\/b\u003e Exceptionally resilient against volatile winter weather, making it slow to run to seed and allowing the mature crop to stand firmly in the plot until you are ready to harvest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExtended Harvesting Window:\u003c\/b\u003e Provides great cropping versatility, allowing the heavy stems to be lifted as required from October right through to February.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGourmet Flavour Profile:\u003c\/b\u003e Packed with a rich, sweet, and mild flavour, with a meltingly tender texture that makes it a versatile ingredient for winter stews, traditional potato soups, or simple butter braises.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNutritional Value:\u003c\/b\u003e A rewarding, health-boosting choice for allotments and vegetable beds, serving as a fantastic natural source of dietary fibre, vitamins, and antioxidants.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003eCare Instructions:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSowing Position:\u003c\/b\u003e Choose a position with deep, fertile, and well-drained soil in full sun, raking the ground to a fine, crumbly tilth before planting to ensure optimum root development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSowing Method:\u003c\/b\u003e For a reliable autumn and winter crop, sow seeds thinly directly outdoors into a dedicated seedbed from March to April. Sow seeds 1.5cm deep in shallow rows spaced 30cm apart, keeping the soil consistently moist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTransplanting and Deep Blanching:\u003c\/b\u003e When the young seedlings reach the thickness of a pencil, transplant them to their final outdoor positions by dropping them into holes 15cm deep spaced 15cm apart. Fill the holes with water rather than soil to allow the roots to anchor naturally, which encourages long, white stems.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHarvesting Protocol:\u003c\/b\u003e Lift the leeks carefully using a garden fork from October through to February as required, keeping the remaining plants in the ground to harvest fresh throughout the winter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fothergill's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57701644206463,"sku":"FTG-32589","price":3.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7713\/1659\/files\/Fothergill_s_RHS_Leek_Porbella_Vegetable_Seeds.jpg?v=1780828606","url":"https:\/\/www.sam-turner.co.uk\/products\/fothergills-rhs-leek-porbella-vegetable-seeds","provider":"Sam Turner \u0026 Sons","version":"1.0","type":"link"}