Abelmoschus esculentus
Abelmoschus esculentus
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It is also popular in soups, stews, and when fried or boiled.
This okra variety's long, deep-green, ribbed pods are very tender.
Emerald Okra is a prolific plant that produces abundant crops with regular picking— growing to a height of five to seven feet!
Resistant to heat and drought, Organic okra seeds have plentiful yields of juicy, crisp pods that remain tender even when the okra grows up to seven feet tall.
Sku: 9782
Common Name: Okra
Botanical Name: Abelmoschus esculentus
Full Sun
12 - 14 Days
58 Days
36 - 60"
Average (1 - 2 in / week)
Fill Weight (grams): 3
Approximate Seed Count: 30 - 50
Flavor: Smooth, tender, and delicious!
Preparation Ideas: Used in soups, stews, gumbos, and Cajun dishes.
Plant Type: Vegetable
Plant Lifecycle: Perennial
Landscape Use: Edible Garden
Tolerance: Drought Tolerant
Growing Season(s): Summer
Harvest/Bloom Season(s): Summer
Package Dimensions: 3.25 x 4.5"
Sow a few seeds evenly spaced in hills, 8 inches high and 12 inches across. Young vines should have a fence, trellis, or heavy cord on which to climb. When young vines are about 8 inches, thin to 3 plants per hill. Does not transplant well.
Planting Depth: 0.75"
Seed Spacing: Plant Emerald Okra seeds roughly 18" apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 3' apart.
Nutrient Care Instructions: Apply SUPERthrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
Pick pods when they become 3 to 4 inches long. If they are allowed to become mature, plants will stop producing.
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