Vegetable Spinach 'Olympia'

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Spinach

A Southern U.S. favorite, Okra is available all year round, especially in the summer months. This annual is best when it is 3-4” long and still tender. These 4-6’ tall plants produce dark green, slightly grooved, straight pointed pods without spines. This versatile and tasty veggie is great when fried in the summer and also tastes great when used in soups, stews and relishes. Okra plants require average water and full sunlight. Five to six plants will produce enough okra for a small family. Mix it up a little and use dried okra pods in floral arrangements. 

50-65 days to maturity

Height 8-12 Inches

Spread 8-12 Inches

Interesting Notes Olympia is a bolt tolerant variety with preferred growing windows of both early Spring and late Summer. It produces large, smooth, dark green foliage. Due to it's leaf size and bolt tolerance, Olympia is able to offer high yields by allowing producers to cut it multiple times throughout the growing season. It also has resistance to some forms of Downy Mildew.

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