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This attractive and fast-maturing Red Burgundy Okra will provide you with a generous supply of fruit as well as edible pink flowers. Great in soups and gumbo.
Soak Bentley Seed Red Burgundy seeds overnight before sowing to assist with germination. After danger of frost, plant seeds in prepared garden bed or container. Be sure to clip pods frequently to promote production. The larger pods are tough and not as tasty. Harvest when pods are roughly 3 inches long.
Packet size: 3 ¼" x 4 ½"
SEED INFORMATION:
- Lifecycle: annual (vegetable)
- Sowing Method: direct sow
- Time to Maturity/Harvest: about 2 months
- Sun Requirement: sun
- Ideal Germination Temperature: 75°F
- Spacing: 12"
- Depth: 1/4"
- Height: 4-5'
- Seeds/Oz: 500
- Seeds Per Packet: 82
- Uses: soup, grilled, fried, boiled, steamed, or stir-fried—good source of vitamin C, vitamin A, folacin and other B vitamins plus magnesium, potassium and calcium
- Plant Scientific Name: Abelmoschus esculentus
