Carentan Leek Seeds (11gr) – Casa César Santos
Carentan Leek Seeds 11gr are packaged following supreme selection and laboratory purity standards by the trusted Portuguese heritage brand Casa César Santos. This classic heirloom strain is widely celebrated among cold-season gardeners for its exceptional winter resilience and reliable agricultural yield.
🔹 Thick Stems, Mild Flavor & Great Winter Hardiness
The Carentan Leek selection (Allium ampeloprasum) offers robust gardening advantages:
- Winter Resilience: One of the most rustic leek strains available, standing up perfectly to deep frosts and damp cold conditions without halting growth.
- Classic Sizing Format: Generates solid, thick, mid-height white shafts matched with fan-shaped blue-green leafy crowns.
- Gourmet Value: Features a delicate, sweet, mild flavor profile and tender texture, essential for hearty broths, stews, leek soups, and tarts.
📋 Sowing & Growing Instructions:
- Sowing Calendar: Best started in indoor seedbeds or sheltered nurseries from December to April before open field settlement.
- Transplanting: Move the seedlings to their permanent outdoor lines once they grow to pencil thickness (roughly 15-20 cm high).
- Earthing Up (Amontoa): As the crop grows, progressively mound clean soil around the lower stem. This blanching process blocks sunlight, ensuring a longer, beautifully white, and tender stalk.
- Crop Spacing: Maintain a layout gap of 30 cm between structural rows and 15 cm between individual vegetable units.
⚠️ Technical Specifications:
- Brand: Casa César Santos (Selected Seed Stock).
- Variety Strain: Carentan Leek.
- Net Weight: 11-gram pocket packet.