{"product_id":"melaton-grounded-acres","title":"Melaton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAllium ampeloprasum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMelaton leek was bred at UBC Farm. The population came from a dehybridization project that aimed to create a good open pollinated leek out of the Belton hybrid variety. Melaton has been performing in the top 5 best fall\/winter leek within the UBC farm variety trials among 30 other leek varieties. Its dark green leaves, upright growing habit, and large shank give it prime quality for market farmers. Don’t miss your opportunity to grow a BC bred variety!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCertified Organic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for Melaton leek in a smaller size? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcecoseedcoop.com\/products\/melaton-leek-og\" title=\"UBC Farm Melaton Leek\"\u003eWe've got them here!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing instructions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart indoors in February\/March for summer harvest. Start fall\/overwintering varieties in March\/May. Germination in 8-16 days. Sow seeds 1cm deep, thin to 1cm apart. Transplant when seedlings reach 20cm tall. Spacing 45cm apart in row and 10-15cm apart. Prefers soil of a neutral pH in full sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOSSI pledged variety. For more info about our involvement with OSSI see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcecoseedcoop.com\/pages\/open-sourced-seed\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict others’ use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this Pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg height=\"74\" width=\"247\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1071\/5268\/files\/ossi_header.png?v=1614709880\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grounded Acres Farm","offers":[{"title":"pkt (200 seeds)","offer_id":45442093514938,"sku":"MelatonLeekCOGA-pkt200s","price":5.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":45442093547706,"sku":"MelatonLeekCOGA-1000s","price":19.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":45442093580474,"sku":"MelatonLeekCOGA-5000s","price":50.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1071\/5268\/products\/Leek_Melaton_ubcfarm.jpg?v=1608444608","url":"https:\/\/www.bcecoseedcoop.com\/products\/melaton-grounded-acres","provider":"BC Eco Seed Co-op","version":"1.0","type":"link"}