Fordhook Giant

Outstanding Qualities

• Good colour
• High yield potential
• Harvest ready as soon as 58 days after transplant
• Wide adaptability

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 used variety in South Africa. In South Africa, Swiss chard is commonly referred to as spinach (or “spinasie”) – and is generally sold in bunches or as a processed product in supermarkets.

Special Varietal Requirements

• Plant on beds or ridges in the summer if possible
• Contact your area representative for more information