OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- Year Round Production
- Very Early Maturing
- High Quality Roots
- Sweet Mild Taste
- Flesh Is White With Purple Rings
Chioggia Guardsmark* offers a vivid purple and white interior zoning, along with a mild sweet flavour. This beet is appealing to the fresh market, specialty growers and home gardeners. The roots have a flattened-globe shape, a medium-sized crown and a medium-sized tap root.
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- We do not recommend sowing during May, June and July in cold areas
- Contact area representative for a sowing guide
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CHARACTERISTIC |
CHIOGGIA GUARDSMARK* |
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KIND |
Garden beet selection (Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris var. conditiva Alef.) |
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MATURITY |
60 - 65 days for warm season production 80 - 95 days for cool season production |
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SEASON |
Year round |
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ROOT SHAPE |
Flattened globe |
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CROWN SIZE |
Medium |
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SMOOTHNESS |
Smooth |
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INTERIOR COLOUR |
White with purple zoning (Candy striped) |
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ZONING |
Strong |
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SUGAR CONTENT |
High |
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TOP HEIGHT |
Medium strong (35 - 40 cm) |
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LEAF HABIT |
Erect |
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LEAF COLOUR AND GLOSS |
Light green leaves with light pink petioles |
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PURPLE IN LEAF (BETALIN PIGMENT) |
Very light |
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BOLTING HABIT |
Very slow |
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PLANT POPULATION |
450 000 - 550 000 seeds per ha for normal roots 600 000 - 800 000 for baby beet production |
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UNIFORMITY |
Good |
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MARKET USE |
Processing, restaurants and baby beet production |
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SPECIAL FEATURES |
Year round production and widely adapted. Vibrant candy striped colour, excellent for salads |