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From: nemo@rochester.UUCP (Wolfe)
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Subject: Re: OKRA
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Date: Fri, 19-Jul-85 09:10:12 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 19 09:10:12 1985
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> 	 If you can't find decent okra in your area, try growing it.  I have
> managed to grow it here in Rochester, NY, although the climate isn't
> ideal for it.  It is worth growing even if you hate okra  - the flowers
> are very pretty and resemble a hibiscus flower (I forget, okra may be
> part of the same family).  
(It is)
>			    I suspect you could even grow it in a container
> if you don't have space for a garden; just be sure to use a fairly large
> pot and put it in full sun.
> 
> 				Margaret Reek
> 				Rochester Institute of Technology
> 				rochester!asgard!mmr

Two years ago it came up really well here - I had 3 foot plants and could
harvest a serving all at once.  Last year was a bust, and this year few of
the 60 plants I started made it past insects/slugs.  
Now for a plug - the "red okra" I got from Park seeds was considerably more
vigorous than the Clemson or the Lee varieties.  It germinated a day or two
earlier and had thicker, sturdier stems.  They claim that the purplish-red
pods turn green when cooked.....
Nemo
P.S.- Say, Margaret (can I call you Maggie?) wanna trade some butterpeas 
for some okra?  
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