Onion Leek

Leek - cold-resistant culture . Adult plants when hilling and warming peat or sawdust winter in the middle zone, especially in snowy winters . Demanding to moisture,prefers loamy, high humus floodplain soils . Heavy clay and light sandy soils and waterlogged and acid unsuitable for leek . leek flowers in small, pink and white-pink, collected in inflorescence - Umbrella originally closed cover . cross-pollination . Seeds 3-face, wrinkled, resembleseeds of onion . remain viable 2 - 4 years . bulb devoid bulblets or with few bulbils . Stem leaves from the middle of the bulb . Leaves linear-lanceolate, cover with a long spout . Umbrella large, globular; Perianth whitish or pinkish less, with a slightly rough leaves . Filaments longer than the perianth,internal tripartite, with the middle part 2 times shorter than the base . Flowers in June - July . The fruits ripen in August - September . In the first year of life forms a strong root system, a large number of long flat (40 - 60 cm) leaves