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'Pentagreen' Okra |
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Short plants bear long, thin pods.
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70
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.0 Stars)
Taste: (4.0 Stars)
Yield: (4.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.5 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 2
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 09/05/2007 by
sallyd
- An intermediate gardener
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Portage, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Decent yield in less than ideal sun conditions and in central Wisconsin. Nice fat pods. Started indoors from seeds--the seed was very difficult to find--and transplanted into a low makeshift hoop house in a first year raised bed. Quickly outgrew the hoop house so I had to remove it before growing conditions were ideal. Started yielding in mid-July, just slightly ahead of Little Lucy. Will plant Pentagreen again next year. |
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Reviewed on 11/17/2006 by
Zeedman
- An experienced gardener
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Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| 60 days here. Short, well-branched plants grew 2 feet high. Highly tolerant of cool temperatures, bore almost until frost. Okra is problematic in my area, most varieties that I have trialed quickly succumb to wilt in late summer. This one seemed somewhat resistant, and while it showed signs of infection, the progression was very slow, and it just kept producing. The pods are narrower & slightly longer than "Clemson Spineless", and slightly inferior to it in quality - but the fact that it produces so well this far north makes it noteworthy. At last, an okra that not only produces reliably here, but allows me to save my own seed! While I rated it in comparison to varieties that I grew in warmer climes, it would rate a 5 for those in short seasons. |
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