Many varieties of leeks might seem very similar to each other to the inexperienced eye. Summer species generally have lighter green leaves and don’t grow well in cold weather, while fall species have darker blue green leaves. The latter can be stored in a cold room until late winter.

Leeks grow on light friable types of soils. The leek seeds are sown in flats at the end of the winter and develop in green houses until they become seedlings. Then, the seedlings are transplanted into the soil, one by one, as soon as the ground thaws in the spring.

During the summer, leeks are closely looked after to ensure they get everything they need to grow in the best conditions, e.g. machine-made and hand-made weeding, water yield control, etc. Ridging (earthing-up, hilling) is also a very important procedure. It allows for a larger scape (the white part of the leek) which requires constant protection from light, beneath the earth.

Harvesting time starts at the end of July with the early leek species and ends in November with the later species. The leaves of the early leeks are green, the ones of the autumn leeks dark green, the ones of the winter leeks blue green. Part of the crop is stored in temperature and humidity controlled refrigerators in order to be sold until February. We import leeks from Europe once the crop of our farm has been completely distributed in order to supply our customers all year long.