Long-shaft Leek
Rally Leek is an F1 hybrid that brings efficiency to the vegetable garden with compact growth and rapid bulking. From transplants, it reaches harvest maturity in just 85 days, delivering bulky shanks that size up quickly without the sprawl of traditional leek varieties. The disease resistance to R and WT gives home and market gardeners confidence in reliable crops, while its hybrid vigor ensures consistent, vigorous plants season after season.
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Rally Leek grows with impressive speed for a leek, bulking up in 85 days from transplant with notably thick, substantial shanks. The compact growth habit means you can space plants closer than you might expect, making it surprisingly efficient for small gardens or intensive beds. Built-in disease resistance to R and WT reduces common leek problems, letting you focus on feeding this heavy feeder the fertile soil it craves rather than managing plant health issues.
Rally Leek is grown for its edible white and light green shanks, which are harvested and used fresh. The tender, blanched portions are ideal for roasting, braising, or incorporating into soups, gratins, and stews where their mild onion-like flavor shines.
Sow seeds in flats 10 to 12 weeks before your last spring frost at 1/4 inch apart and 1/4 inch deep. Alternatively, use plug flats and thin to one plant per cell. This timing ensures sturdy transplants ready to move outdoors when conditions allow.
Beginning in late spring, once seedlings are approximately 8 inches tall and pencil-thick, transplant them into the garden 6 inches apart in rows spaced at least 12 inches apart. Plant in dibbled holes 6 inches deep, allowing only 2 to 3 inches of leaves to extend above soil level. Do not firm the soil around the transplant; instead, let irrigation or rainfall settle the earth naturally into the planting hole.
Harvest Rally Leek once it reaches maturity at 85 days from transplanting. Leeks are ready when the shanks have sized up and developed adequate white blanched portions below ground. Dig carefully around the plant and lift from the base, or pull gently if soil is loose and moist.
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