About Chalk’s Early Jewel
Heirloom introduced in 1910. Created by James Chalk of Norristown, PA, introduced in 1899. Indeterminate plants that yield heavy crops of 6 oz., smooth, round, red globes that are solidly meaty, with only a few small seed-cells, and of remarkably fine sweet flavor with balanced acidity.
- Culinary Use
- Salad
- Flavor Profile
- Acidic / Sweet / Well-balanced
- Flesh Color
- Red
- Fruit Color
- Red
- Fruit Shape
- Oblate
- Fruit Size
- Medium / Saladette
- Leaf Type
- Regular
- Maturity
- Mid-season
- Plant Type
- Indeterminate
- Variety
- Heirloom / Open Pollinated
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