OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- Good colour
- High yield potential
- Harvest ready as soon as 58 days after transplant
- Widely adapted
Fordhook Giant has a dark glossy green leaf colour. Fordhook Giant takes 58 days to mature after seedling transplant. Stems are broad and white in colour. The leaves are deeply savoyed and the leaf margins are rippled. This swiss chard variety is the most commonly used variety in South Africa.
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Make sure that you plant on beds or ridges in the summer if possible
- The leaf must curl over on the head before harvest (as seen in the photo above)
- Contact your area representative for more information
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CHARACTERISTIC* |
FORDHOOK GIANT |
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KIND |
Open pollinated Swiss Chard (Spinacea oleracea) |
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MATURITY |
Between 55 – 65 days |
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COLOUR |
Dark glossy green |
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LEAF SURFACE |
Deeply savoyed |
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LEAF MARGINS |
Rippled |
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PLANT HEIGHT |
56 – 69 cm |
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STEM TYPE |
Broad, white |
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YIELD POTENTIAL |
Good |
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USE |
Home garden, fresh market, open-field and under protection |
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SPECIAL FEATURES |
Most commonly used swiss chard variety in South Africa, good contrast from dark green leaf to thick white stems |