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Dad Speegle's Special

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VEGETABLES / OKRA
Yellow-green, prickly fruit. Pods are short and thick with 7-10 ridges per fruit. Good flavor. Dry pods measure 3.4-5.3" long by 0.8-1.1" wide. Green Plants have red pigmentation on stem, leaf, and petioles. Plants were severely affected by bacterial wilt in 2014 Heritage Farm growout. No lodging. Acquired by SSE from Harold Moore (AL MO H) who first offered this variety in the 1996 SSE Yearbook Exchange. He stated this okra was an old variety grown by his mother's family for 50+ years (pre-1950). SSE Accession # 114086
SSE Accession: 114086
$4
Listed In: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
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Iowa
USDA Hardiness: 4b
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