Household planning
How many leeks plants?
A normal fresh-eating goal with the catalog loss buffer. Preservation needs and appetite can raise the count.
1 adult5–75 typical plants
2 adults9–1410 typical plants
4 adults18–2820 typical plants
Season timing
When does it go in?
Typical first actionUsually transplanted
Maturity range90–150 days
Harvest window30–80 days
Latest planting buffer135 days before fall frost
Dates are frost-relative planning windows. Soil temperature, current weather, plant condition, and cultivar instructions can move them.
Calculate dates from my frost date →Space and harvest
What does one plant ask for?
In-row spacing2–6 in
Between rows12–36 in
Yield range0.65–1 count
Yield confidencemedium
Yield ranges assume a surviving plant and still vary with cultivar, soil, sun, weather, pests, watering, and harvest habits.
Container fit
A container can work.
0.5minimum gallons per plant
1recommended gallons per plant
10″minimum useful depth