Giant Musselburgh Leek Seeds – 200 Count
Details
Southern Seeds was founded in 2019 by Ryan and Kim Dorn and became Seed Therapy in 2025. The family business moved its operations to the Dallas, Texas, area in 2023. Drawing on generations of growing experience, the team focuses on dependable seeds, personal customer service, and helping gardeners succeed. Its work includes relationships with American farms and seed donations to schools and community gardens.
Grow a celebrated Scottish heirloom with Giant Musselburgh Leek seeds. This prized variety has been a favorite of gardeners for nearly 200 years, renowned for its impressive size and reliability in cool climates. It produces very thick, heavy, tender white stalks with a delicious, mild and sweet onion flavor. An incredibly cold-hardy leek, it's perfect for a fall or winter harvest, adding savory depth to hearty soups, stews, and roasts.
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Features
- An impressive heirloom variety that produces very large and thick stalks.
- A mild and sweet flavor, more delicate than a standard onion.
- Exceptionally cold-hardy, perfect for overwintering in many climates.
- A treasured Scottish heirloom with a long and storied history.
Specifications
- Plant Name: Giant Musselburgh Leek (Allium ampeloprasum)
- Seed Quantity: Approx. 200 seeds
- Type: Heirloom, Open Pollinated, Non-GMO
- Lifecycle: Biennial, typically grown as an annual.
- Height: 15-24 inches
- Days to Maturity: 100-120 days
- USDA Zone: 3-9
- Origin: American Grown
Sold as seeds for planting. Select this packet by its variety, quantity, and growing requirements; it is not a live plant.
Country of origin: United States. The supplier identifies this product as American-grown.
Materials
Care
- Sowing: Start seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before the last frost.
- Depth: Plant seeds 1/4 inch deep.
- Spacing: Transplant seedlings into trenches 4-6 inches deep, spacing them 6 inches apart.
- Light Requirement: Full Sun.
- Soil: Prefers rich, well-draining soil.
- Care: To produce longer white stems, gradually fill in the trench with soil as the leeks grow, mounding it around the base.
Keep unused seeds dry and cool in a clearly labeled, closed container. Protect the packet from humidity and temperature swings, and retain the variety name and sowing notes for your next planting. Use the species-specific directions below when deciding whether to start indoors, sow directly, soak seeds, or provide a cold period. Germination and growth vary with seed handling and local growing conditions.
For general seed-starting and storage guidance, see University of Minnesota Extension’s seed-starting guide. Use the variety-specific packet directions for this product.
Shipping & returns
Shipping for this product
This product ships directly from Southern Seeds, now Seed Therapy. The supplier currently lists standard processing of 1–3 business days, increasing to approximately 3–5 business days during the busy late-December-through-April-or-May seed season. Processing is separate from carrier transit time. Its published standard shipping rate is $4.99 per order, with free standard shipping at a merchandise subtotal of $35 or more after discounts and before taxes. The options, offers, and final charges displayed at BuyAmerican checkout govern this order; purchases from other makers may ship separately. Carrier delivery dates are estimates. The supplier ships within the United States and may restrict certain seeds by destination.
Returns and seed guarantee
For this product, Southern Seeds/Seed Therapy publishes a 60-day satisfaction guarantee, offering an eligible replacement or product-price refund for concerns reported within 60 days of delivery. Original shipping is generally excluded. Preference-based physical returns generally require customer-paid return shipping; supplier errors or damaged or defective items receive an appropriate resolution without an additional return-shipping charge. Contact BuyAmerican at hello@buyamerican.com with your order number, product name, and concern before mailing anything back. BuyAmerican’s standard return policy provides a 30-day request period for eligible unused items in original packaging. Ask BuyAmerican to coordinate any supplier guarantee request for your marketplace order.
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