Swiss Chard Fordhook Giant ETG 25GM

Fordhook Giant is the standard and most widely grown Swiss Chard (often called spinach in East Africa) variety. It produces vigorous plants with large, dark green, deeply savoyed leaves and broad, juicy white stems. The leaves are soft, tender, and excellent for cooking or fresh use.

Key Features & Benefits:

• Large, dark green, crumpled (savoyed) leaves with white veins

• Broad, white, crisp stems

• Plant height: up to 70 cm

• Maturity: 50–60 days after transplanting (or direct sowing)

• Yield potential: 10–12+ tonnes per acre under good management

• Continuous / cut-and-come-again harvesting

• Good heat tolerance and resistance to light frosts

• Suitable for year-round production in most regions

• High market demand for fresh bunches and institutional markets