Plant PulseLeek
Allium ampeloprasum
Leek. Sourced figures stay next to their citation. Planting windows are listed for locations that have one. Unsourced fields say coming soon.
Unverified — based on HORDI Crop - Leeks, Department of Agriculture Sri Lanka, accessed 2026-10-20: https://doa.gov.lk/hordi-crop-leeks/; confirm for your microclimate.
Spacing
- In-row spacing
- coming soon
- Between-row spacing
- coming soon
Other sourced figures
- Soil pH
- 5–6
From farmer field experience
Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.
- Nursery days: 75–90 days
- Nursery days before transplanting.
- Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
- Days to first harvest: 135 days
- Days after transplanting. A HORDI page says about 4 1/2 months and that span was not converted into an official day count.
- Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
- Harvest window: 20–30 days
- How long the stems stay at a useful size.
- Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Market months
Prices vary by week, market, and year. This is not financial advice.
Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.
Higher prices: October–December
Monsoon rain in Nuwara Eliya and Badulla destroys beds.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Higher prices: May–June
Monsoon rain in Nuwara Eliya and Badulla destroys beds.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Lower prices: January–March
Monsoon rain in Nuwara Eliya and Badulla destroys beds.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Lower prices: August–September
Monsoon rain in Nuwara Eliya and Badulla destroys beds.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Planting windows
Colombo — Low Country Wet Zone
Official planting windows: coming soon.
From farmer field experience
Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.
Not recommended in this zone
Direct sow or transplant
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Not recommended in this zone. Heat. This is reviewed field experience, not an official Department of Agriculture prohibition.
Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
No when-to-plant page for a zone where this crop is not recommended.
Mid Country
Official planting windows: coming soon.
From farmer field experience
Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.
October–December
Transplant
Farmer field experience. Using 135 stored days. Plant in Oct, first harvest about 135 days later (around February). Plant in Dec, first harvest around April. Calculated from the stored day count and the planting month. It is not a separate harvest calendar.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Mid Country, October–December, in the mid-country wet areas named with this note.
Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Up Country Wet Zone
Official planting windows: coming soon.
From farmer field experience
Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.
Year round
Transplant
Farmer field experience. Using 135 stored days. First harvest is about 135 days after planting. Calculated from the stored day count and the planting month. It is not a separate harvest calendar.
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Up Country Wet Zone, year round. Peak planting named with this note: January–March and October–December.
Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
Low Country Dry Zone
Official planting windows: coming soon.
From farmer field experience
Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.
Not recommended in this zone
Direct sow or transplant
Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Not recommended in this zone. Heat. This is reviewed field experience, not an official Department of Agriculture prohibition.
Unverified — based on Farmer field experience, noted 2026-10-23; confirm for your microclimate.
No when-to-plant page for a zone where this crop is not recommended.