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Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus
A West African mallow whose young pods silk a stew — the Southern pot crop that hates the cold.
Flavor
Green, a little hibiscus, slippery when cooked wet. Roasted, it behaves.
Symptoms
constipation, indigestion
Against
Woody if you skip a day
Days to harvest
50–65 days from sow in heat
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