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Nombo Giant Philippine Okra Seeds , Bhindi , Gumbo ,Asian Vegetable

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Original price $ 3.95
Original price $ 3.95 - Original price $ 29.95
Original price $ 3.95
Current price $ 2.15
$ 2.15 - $ 21.95
Current price $ 2.15
Size: 10 SEEDS

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Nombo Giant Philippine Okra Abelmoschus esculentus 'Nombo Giant Philippine'

Lady's Fingers,Stays tender even If Over Matured - Heirloomses: Culinary Duration: Annual
When to Sow: Spring Ease of Germination: Easy
A favourite of the Phillipines this okra produces long skinny smooth cylindrical pods that come to a quill-like tip. Pods are best when around 6-7 inches long. The plants grow to a manageable 6 -10 feet tall. The Filipino community in Hawaii raves about this variety and many people there are pushing to introduce it into larger cultivation as a market crop. Like other okras it can be used as a steamed vegetable, and like the famous gumbo of Louisiana it can be added to stews and give flavor and body. Like all okra, it needs moisture, good drainage and warmth.
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Philippine Lady Finger Okra Heirloom , nice and extra-long lady's fingers
Tall plants can grow 10 feet tall and produce extra-long, smooth, round pods that can be cooked at larger sizes than most okra.
Lady Finger is a Asian type okra. Pods are long, 15 cm, spineless and round in cross sectional shape. Plants are vigorous growing, approximate 80 cm high. Pods are tender and soft even if over matured. Dark green podsare very popular in various Asian cooking. Easy to grow.
This Asian vegetable is also known as...
China: huang tasu kwai, huang qiu kui, yang juia dou, yong kok dau

India: bhindai, ramturai, tori

Indonesia: bunga depros, kembang dapros, kopi arab, okra, okya

Japan: okura

Laos: tuah lek

Malaysia: bendi, kacang benki, kacang lendir, sayur bendi

Philippines: haluyoy, okra, saluyota bunga

Sri Lanka: bandakka

Thailand: bakhua mun, grajiab, krachiap man, krachiapkhieo

Vietnam: dau bap
okra thrives in the heat. From the same family as the hollyhock, it produces hibiscus-like flowers and grows 3 to 6 feet tall. In the United States, okra is best known for its starring role in the gumbo of the Deep South or as a fried vegetable. In Asia, okra is often pickled or used in stir-fries.
Cultivation
Propagation Methods:
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
From seed; direct sow after last frost
Start okra from seed - it does not transplant well so in pot that is biodegradable . The seed should be planted directly in the ground outside about 2 weeks after all danger of frost has passed. Here in Pennsylvania it means that I plant outside sometime between May 20 and 30.
The basic rule is to keep plants separated from each other by about 15 inches. I plant in beds that are four feet wide by about twenty feet long. I make three rows, and plant seeds about 18 inches apart within each row. Okra seeds are relatively large and easy to handle. They also germinate well if the soil is warm enough. I plant the seeds about half an inch deep, about three seeds at each spot. In most cases all three germinate, and when the plants are about six inches tall I thin them to only one plant every 18 inches.
Seed Collecting:
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds

Materials: Red Okra,Vegetable seeds,Heirloom Organic Spineless Okra,Okra,annual,gumbo dish,GREAT IN GUMBO,SOUP,SALAD,JAMAICAN STEAM FISH

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