OKRA 

Okra
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	Burgundy OKRA 5g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 49 days. [Introduced 1988. AAS winner.] Stems, leaf veins, and pods are deep red-maroon in color. Plants average 4' high, bearing narrow 5/8 " spineless pods that remain tender nearly to their mature length of 7-1/2 ". Other red okras bear longer and handle disease better but 'Burgundy' is earli ...
Cajun Jewel OKRA 5g seed, USDA Certified Organic	Cajun Jewel OKRA 5g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 53 days. [Introduced 1989 by SESE. A local favorite in Cajun country since the 1950's.] Dwarf-type, spineless plants, 3 to 4' tall, produce an early crop of tender 1" diameter pods up to 7" long. Good flavor. Pkt. Market growers should strongly consider this heavy yielding variety to build a r ...
	Cajun Jewel OKRA 28g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
	Clemson Spineless OKRA 5g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 56 days. [Introduced 1939 by Clemson/SC. AAS winner.] Plants with few side-branches reach a height of 4 to 5' and produce medium-sized, ribbed pods (1-1/4 x 8"). Harvest when pods are 3" or smaller. Spineless characteristic makes this popular variety easy to pick. Pkt ...
	Clemson Spineless OKRA 28g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
	Evertender OKRA 5g seed Check Latest Price 50 days. This un-branched, spineless variety from India averages 5-1/2' tall and produces mature pods to 7" long. 'Evertender' has good eating quality, similar to, if not better than 'Clemson Spineless'. Easy to harvest, and pods remain tender for long period. Pkt. ...
	Jade OKRA 5g seed Check Latest Price 55 days. [Developed by Univ. of Arkansas and released for introduction to SESE in 1991.] 'Jade' is an early maturing, tender-podded, high-yielding okra. Compared to 'Clemson Spineless', 'Jade' has darker green pods, fewer side branches, higher average yields, and better ability to mature in late ...
Star of David OKRA 5g seed, USDA Certified Organic	Star of David OKRA 5g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 61 days. [Introduced 1987 by SESE.] This Israeli variety has a distinctive strong flavor and is recommended for okra lovers who would like to try something different. Stalks may grow 8 to 10 feet with few side branches. Pods left to mature average 6" in length (range 5 to 9") and 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 ...
Burmese OKRA 5g seed, USDA Certified Organic	Burmese OKRA 5g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 58 days. [Heirloom okra from Burma sent by organic market grower Hap Heilman. Now a favorite in some local restaurants.] 'Burmese' okra bears when plants are 18" tall and continues to bear until frost. The leaves are huge, typically 16" across. The slightly curved, virtually spineless pods rang ...
	Burmese OKRA 28g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
Cow Horn OKRA 5g seed	Cow Horn OKRA 5g seed Check Latest Price 55 days. [Pre-1865 heirloom.] A heavy yielder of 8 to 14" pods on plants that may reach 7 to 8 feet tall. Although the large pods remain spineless and tender up to 10", the best quality pods are picked when 5 to 6" long. This is a heavy yielder with many side branches, and it can be depended upo ...
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Hill Country Heirloom Red OKRA 5g seed, USDA Certified Organic	Hill Country Heirloom Red OKRA 5g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 70 days (Texas Heirloom) Very colorful red and green 4' plants produce abundant 3" green pods with reddish tips and ribs and great flavor. Hill Country is drought tolerant and produces exceptionally well when picked small, perfect for pickled okra ...
	Hill Country Heirloom Red OKRA 28g seed Check Latest Price ...
Alabama Red OKRA 5g seed	Alabama Red OKRA 5g seed Check Latest Price (75 days) (heirloom from Alabama) Plants grow 5-7' tall and produce an abundance of fat, blocky red and green pods. The okra is delicious fried and adds color and unique flavor added to salads when young ...
	Jimmy T's OKRA 5g seed Check Latest Price 65 days [?Kentucky heirloom grown by Jimmy T. Morris since the 1940’s. The four-foot plants produce abundantly when kept well-picked. This excellent variety comes from the Appalachian Heirloom Seed Conservancy via grower Merlyn Neidens ...
CULTURE: Okra originated in northeast Africa and reportedly grows wild in the upper watershed of the Nile. It was brought to the U.S. in the late 1660's by way of the slave trade or by way of Europe where it may have been cultivated. The word okra is derived from "nkru" in the Ashanti language of West Africa. The word gumbo is derived from "ngombo" from the Bantu language of southern Africa. FOLK USES: The dried pods of okra have been used in flower arrangements; the roasted seeds serve as a coffee substitute; the juice has been used to stop bleeding and to clean metal; the stem fibers used to make rough cloth or cordage. The raw pods of okra can be applied to the forehead or nose to make a quick Halloween mask. CULTURE: Okra does best on a fertile, loamy soil with lots of added humus: an excess of nitrogen will favor leaf production at the expense of pod production. Start seed in pots 4 weeks before transplanting outside, or plant directly in the garden once the soil temperature averages 65 deg. F (18 deg. C). Sow seed 3/4" to 1" deep and thin to 12 to 18" depending on variety size. May be direct-seeded from late May to mid-July. Okra seed may be slow to germinate. To speed germination, soak seed overnight in water, or abrade the seed lightly with sandpaper to break down the hard seed coat. PEST NOTES: Old varieties of okra tend to have deeper root systems and are more tolerant of root-knot nematode. HARVEST: Harvest only immature pods, when 2 to 3" long. SEED SAVERS: Isolate varieties by 1/8 mile for home use, or 1/4 to 1/2 mile or greater for pure seed. PACKET: 5 g (about 80 to 108 seeds, depending on variety) sows 42 to 65'.