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'Alabama Red' Okra

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Description:	Alabama heirloom. Plants bear fat, red pods
Days To Maturity:	70
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Rating Summary

Overall: (3.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (3.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (3.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 11/24/2009 by Grit - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Coffee, Alabama, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
This is a fun variety to grow. It looks pretty in the garden with its red stalks and stocky, red-green pods. It's was not a great producer for me. Alabama Red is good fried, didn't try any boiled or steamed.

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