Spider Plant CHINDEK SAGA
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| Crop remark: | Highly productive erect and bushy nightshade plant with multiple leaves suitable for all year round production. The plant is healthy and highly vigorous |
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| Mode of pollination: | Open Pollinated |
| Growing areas: |
Medium low altitude |
| Seed rate/acre: |
250 g |
| Approx. seeds/gm: |
400 seeds |
| Spacing: |
30 cm x 30 cm |
| Plant growth habit: |
Erect and Bushy |
| Plant traits: | Dark green leaves,finger-like 7 leaflets, 2-7cm long |
| Maturity: |
40 - 60 days |
| Yield potential: |
4 - 6 tons/acre |
| Disease resistance / Tolerance: | Medium resistance to Bacterial Wilt |
| Usage: | Leaves (often with flowers) widely used as vegetable in Kenya, especially in western and coastal regions. Not a traditional vegetable of the Central Bantu. By themselves leaves are bitter. Leaves are boiled, butter added and eaten along with ugali made from finger millet flour. Usually cooked with other vegetables such as cowpeas, amaranth (Luhya, Pokot, Luo) and spider plant (Pokot). |
| Fruit flesh: | Rich in vitamins E and K important for blood clotting, minerals such as Iron Potassium and Calcium, antioxidants ideal for healthy meal |
| Available pack sizes: | Kadogo 10 g, 25 g, 50 g, 100 g, 250 g |