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Swiss Chard Fordhook Giant is a vigorous, high-yielding leafy green featuring large, dark green crumpled leaves and thick white stalks, growing up to 70cm tall. Known for being fast-growing and bolt-tolerant, it is popular for continuous, year-round harvesting in home gardens and commercial markets.
Appearance: Large, broad, dark glossy green leaves with thick, succulent white midribs.
Maturity: 50–60 days after transplanting.
Yield: High-yielding, often reaching 10-12 tons per acre with proper care.
Uses: Excellent for steaming, sautéing, and popular in fresh markets.
Hardiness: Shows tolerance to light frosts and is very productive in both warm and cool seasons
Advantages:
Extremely High Yield: It is known for producing massive amounts of dark green, tender, crumpled leaves with broad white stems. Yields can reach 12-19 tons per acre (or up to \(700-800 \text{g}\) per plant) under good conditions.
Rapid Growth & Quick Maturity: Plants mature fast, typically within 50–60 days after sowing or 30-45 days after transplanting."Cut-and-Come-Again"
Harvesting: The plants offer a long harvesting period; picking the outer leaves allows the center to continue producing, making it excellent for ongoing, year-round production.
Excellent Culinary and Nutritional Quality: The thick, white stems are juicy, and the leaves are tender, making them ideal for cooking. It is highly nutritious, rich in Vitamin A, Calcium, and Iron.
Guidelines:
Temperature: Highly tolerant of cool weather and light frosts; mature plants can withstand moderate frosts
Watering: Keep soil consistently moist for best growth; they require moderate to regular irrigation.
Light: Full sun is best for maximum growth, but it can tolerate partial shade.
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