Bow Mammoth

Leek Mammoth, despite the loud name, has compact bushes. The main advantages of the variety: endurance, productivity, delicate taste and keeping quality.

Mammoth is a mid to late season leek variety. Summer-autumn varieties of leeks are characterized by increased winter hardiness, they tolerate late cold well, with good care they have powerful, juicy legs. The Mammoth variety was included in the State Register of Varieties in 2019. The originator is the Gavrish company. Not to be confused with the Autumn Mammoth leek, an old English variety.

The rosette is of medium height, up to 50 cm, not too dense, the leaves are rather sparse. The leaves are dark green with a moderately pronounced waxy bloom. The width and length of the foliage are average. There is no anthocyanin plaque. White legs of medium length - 25 cm, and average diameter - 4 cm. The weight of the useful part of the plant is 250 g. This is a high figure, because the average weight of 1 leek plant is 200 g.

The taste is spicy, sweet and delicate. The pungency is much milder than onions. The variety is versatile. Legs and greens are great in salads, appetizers, main courses and first courses. Onions are amazingly delicious in pie filling, in omelets, in onion soups, in any light and quick dishes that require a lot of onions. The Mammoth variety perfectly retains its qualities when frozen. The legs are cut into rings and dried. Keeping quality of legs properly prepared for storage is 3-4 months.

The variety is mid-ripening, sometimes it is referred to as late-ripening. When sowing seeds in March, the harvest is harvested in September. When sowing in February, you can get full legs in August.

The variety is very prolific, with 1 sq. m receive an average of 3.3 kg of products.

The variety is officially recommended for cultivation in all regions of Russia. Mid- or late-ripening varieties are grown through seedlings, leeks are unpretentious and hardy, so they will grow well even in areas with short or contrasting summers.

The seeds are sown in March. Planting seedlings in the ground - May-June. Seedlings by the time of disembarkation should be 70 days old.

The Mammoth variety ripens in the middle and late periods, so it is best to grow it through seedlings. It is better to sow seeds a little earlier, for example, in early February, under illumination.

Before sowing, the seeds are stratified in the refrigerator for 3 days. Then they are planted in soft, loose soil, placed in a warm place. Shoots appear in 2 weeks.

During planting, a distance of 7-10 cm is maintained between the plants, and 50-60 cm between the rows. For the first time, it will be useful to shade the seedlings.

Leeks are less demanding for watering than onions. Water as needed, making sure that the soil has time to dry out. In the first 3 days after planting seedlings in open ground, you do not need to water. Then watered with warm water 1-2 times a week. For 1 sq.m plantings need 1-1.5 buckets of water.

They are fed once every 4 weeks. Use either a mullein solution (1 liter per 10 liters of water) or bird droppings (0.5 liters per 10 liter bucket of water).

Spud 3-4 times per season. It is very useful to powder the leek stalks with wood ash before hilling. It nourishes and protects against disease and onion flies.

The fact that it is time to start cleaning is signaled by the lodging of the feather. Cleaning is carried out in dry weather. Plants are pulled out of the soil, loose soil allows this easily. The onions are left in the garden to dry out, or they are removed under a canopy for 2 weeks. Then the leaves can be shortened and the roots can be trimmed. Only ripe, beautiful and whole legs are taken for storage, they are placed in boxes with sand or sawdust, and placed in a cool place. Only specimens that are too thin, unripe or damaged are poorly stored.

Leeks love loose, nutritious, well-drained soil. Before planting, the bed is dug up, brought into 1 sq. m half a bucket of well-rotted compost and 1 glass of wood ash. If the soil is dense, add peat and sand.

There are few reviews, but this is not due to the variety itself, but to the attitude of Russian gardeners to culture. Leeks are still considered a troublesome and demanding plant. The Mammoth variety successfully proves that this is not the case. Those who tried to grow it were very pleased. The agricultural technology is simple, leeks are easier to grow than many already familiar garden crops, for example, tomatoes. The mammoth is not capricious, tolerates unstable weather well, does not get sick and does not require exotic care.

All investments of forces are more than paid off with taste and benefit. Leek works well for dishes where onions need to be soaked to soften them. With the Mammoth, you can save yourself the trouble. It has a delicious, delicious taste. It looks like tender cabbage pulp with a light onion aroma, crispy, juicy, piquant. A great variety for beginners.