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05 May 14 Amith (Australia - temperate climate)

I tried sawing the seeds in trays, but no seedlings emerged, even after 3 weeks. I tried many times, but none was a success. Not sure what I am doing wrong. I live in Melbourne, and I have raised beds, prepared with good potting mix.

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12 Jul 14 Yuri Dreason (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Seeds are a lot of trouble. We grow perennial (aka multiplier) leeks. Much easier for novice gardener. They do not produce viable seed, they grow many babies off their base instead.

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13 May 14 Travis Edwards (Australia - temperate climate)

I grow lots of leeks not far from Melbourne. the only time I have had a failure is when I used a cheap seed raising mix. I recommend a good quality seed raising mix and buy good quality seeds. I grow musselburgh, lyon prize taker and carentan 2 with great success. I find seeds which are fresher have a greater success rate and after a couple of years they may drop to around 50% but you still get some growing. In a 24 cell tray plant approx 4 seeds per cell, you will find most will grow but leeks do not mind some root disturbance when transplanting, just tease them apart and plant them in a hole about 30 mm diameter and 150 mm deep. When planting them in your seed trays plant the seed approx 10 mm deep and keep moist not saturated but do not let them dry out.

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