OUTSTANDING QUALITIES

• DARK GREEN COLOUR
• GOOD BOLTING RESISTANCE
• SLOWER GROWING
• WIDELY ADAPTED

Silverado is a later maturing swiss chard variety (when compared to Ford Hook Giant) with very good bolting resistance. Leaves have a dark green glossy colour and leaves are very savoy. Petioles are white and thinner than the normal Fordhook Giant. Silverado takes 60 – 65 days to mature after seedling transplant. Plants are very uniform.

SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS

• Contact your area representative for more information
• Silverado is ideally suited to the processing market; the thick leaves and smaller stem allows for more “processing product”

DESCRIPTION

CHARACTERISTIC*: SILVERADO
KIND: Open pollinated Swiss Chard (Spinacea oleracea)
MATURITY: Between 60 – 65 days
COLOUR: Dark glossy green
LEAF SURFACE: Deeply savoyed
LEAF MARGINS: Rippled
PLANT HEIGHT: 30 – 50 cm
STEM TYPE: Thin, white
YIELD POTENTIAL: Good
USE: Home garden, fresh market, processing