| Item Number |
12518
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| Description
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Leek Jolant |
| Unit Price(£) |
1.30
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Very early variety with a mild flavour. Use for mini-veg or grow on to harvest from August onwards. Grows vigorously and gives a high-density stem.
WHEN TO SOW
March and April
WHERE TO SOW
Sow the seeds thinly in a well prepared seed bed in shallow drills 2cm deep in short rows. Can also be sown earlier in trays under glass for exhibition work.
WHAT TO DO NEXT
Thin seedlings as they grow to 4-5cm apart. When the seedlings are about the thickness of a pencil, they should be lifted and transplanted, Make a hole 15cm deep with a rod, trim off the ends of roots and leaves, drop into hole and fill with water. Do not fill the hole with soil.
MATURITY
August onwards
HANDY TIP
To save hard labour, try sowing 3 seeds to a module and transplanting into growing site and gradually earth up during the season. |
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