by Sakata Webmaster | Jul 14, 2021 | General
This photo of Cherokee was taken in a net house in Ofcolaco; the plants had excellent fruit sets even at the end of the season. This variety produced good quality fruit throughout winter and had very little deformed...
by Sakata Webmaster | Jul 7, 2021 | General
by Sakata Webmaster | Jun 30, 2021 | General
Hoshi is a short day onion with good adaptability. This onion is successfully planted in the Northern Cape as well as the Western Cape producing firm bulbs and excellent yields. Hoshi also performed well in areas in the Free State withstanding temperatures below 0°C...
by Sakata Webmaster | Jun 23, 2021 | General
In this video, Carvora is being harvested mechanically on farms in the Free state. Carvora performed well in the central Free state, on sandy soils in the in-between season. Carvora’s strong ‘nantes’ shape (rounded cylindrical) makes it ideal for the pre-packing...
by Sakata Webmaster | Jun 16, 2021 | General
SVPB1987*, is a new blocky pepper that will be released in 2021, this variety is adaptable with a very good disease package especially with Tomato spotted wilt, Powdery mildew, and most importantly Phtyophthora. This photo was taken in the Western Cape,...
by Sakata Webmaster | May 17, 2021 | General
Nativa is a Brasilia-type carrot, that is early maturing and suitable for summer production. These photos were taken at Mannie Salgado’s farm in Balgowan. Mannie has been planting Nativa for the past 5 years with great success. Planting good genetics is just one part...
