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The leek (Allium porrum), is part of the family Alliaceas as onion and garlic.
The leek plant has three main parts: the vegetation formed by long and lanceolate leaves (with greenish-blue tones) somewhat flat, a small white and elongated bulb and the root system.
The usable part is the shaft that is the white and elongated part. To obtain longer, white and tender shafts, they are usually hunted. A leek is usually about half a meter in height, can reach between 3 to 6 cm thick. The flavor of the leek is a little softer than that of the onions and has a characteristic flavor.

GENERAL TIPS FOR THE CULTIVATION OF THE DOOR

It is a plant that can develop in any climate, although it does better in a soft and humid climate zone.
Choose the right variety for each area, harvest time and characteristics of stem and vegetation.
Look for plots of fresh and fertile soils, although it is not too demanding.
Pay the plot with a subscriber 1-1-2 in the background. Estercolar in the previous culture. Make fractionated covert contributions up to 100 UF.N.
It can be carried out in the seedbed or in direct sowing and it is usually carried out from January to May according to the desired crop cycle (Summer-Autumn-Winter). In the seedbed, 6-8 grs / m2 are spent to obtain 800-1000 plants / m2. In direct seeding, 2.5 to 12 Kg / Ha are used (lower doses for seed calibrated with precision seeders and higher for varieties destined for industry).
If a transplant is used, it is usually done 2 months after sowing, when the plants are 15 cm tall. Tall. The normal frame is 70-90 cm. between lines and 5-6 cm. between plants, to obtain from 200,000 to 300,000 plants / Ha.
Control weeds well as they involve a lot of competition.
To lengthen the whiteness of the stem that corresponds to the variety can be made several aporcados.
Choose varieties of darker vegetation to collect in Winter.
It is a fully mechanized crop, so it can be considered an extensive horticultural crop.
New variety obtained in our fields of improvement and selection. Long stem very thick and very white that soon acquires commercial size. Leaves of grooved forms, light green color of open bearing and average width. Good resistance to cold.

Form of cultivation: Its best time of sowing is in the Spring in seedbed or of seat. When the plants reach the thickness of a pencil they are transplanted or clarified according to the adopted culture system, being the frame of transplant of 30 to 40 cms. between lines and 10x15 cms. between plant and plant.

Collection: it starts in October, being able to continue until the beginning of Spring. It can also be done in Autumn