The mustache is undetectable behind the mask but the lively gaze is clearly visible above and Jacky Mercier, market gardener in Frontenay sur Dive, is busy with the calendar of seeds to be sown in the garden.
Prepare the winter veil, we are going to need it to protect our tender leek seeds from the last cold weather.
First question: but why do we have to sow them now in February, then dig them up and transplant them in June? Pfff… (lazy sigh).
The question amazes Jacky: but how can we be so far from the reality of things??
The seeds are so small that the plants will grow very close together, so it is imperative to transplant them at least 30 centimeters apart in June.
He will even say better: transplanting them again afterwards will allow the leeks to last until the winter season. To know the charms of the blue leek of Solaise or those of the yellow leek (large) of Poitou, I invite you to listen again to this chronicle rich in generous details.