Light
Full sun in an open position.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Alto Leek
Allium ampeloprasum · Alto Leek
Vegetables · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Alto is a slender upright leek suited to summer and autumn harvests.
A space where it can thrive
Grow as a cultivated garden crop in a bed or suitably sized container. The illustrated nursery pot is a presentation, not a recommendation for the mature plant’s root space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Water regularly; shallow roots dry quickly and need moisture through summer.
Soil & drainage
Deep, compost-enriched soil with good drainage.
Temperature
Plan sowing for the crop’s preferred season. Protect young plants and containers from severe frost; local conditions affect timing.
Planting
Start seedlings in bright light, then transplant into a prepared bed. Hill gently without dropping soil into the leaf centre.
Harvest
Loosen the soil and lift stems at usable size; winter crops are easiest to lift when the ground is thawed.
Through the seasons
Keep rows weeded and earth up gradually for longer pale stems. Winter performance differs between varieties.
When your plant needs help
- Pick close-planted stems as baby leeks or allow wider-spaced plants to develop; do not assume it has Bandit’s winter habit.
Pets & little ones
This guide covers a cultivated garden crop. Confirm the identity and the edible part before harvesting; wash produce and keep unverified plants away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.