Leek Jolant is a 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.

SOW                        March and April

HARVEST                    August onwards

TYPE                       Maincrop Autumn Vegetable

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 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 tops off the leaves, drop into hole and fill with water. Do not fill the hole with soil.

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.

NUTRITIONAL VALUE:  High in folic acid, potassium, pro-vitamin A and vitamin C.

1 Pack contains 200 seeds