Corchorus Olitorius
Egyptian Spinach
MolokhiaIt has a cultivation history back to the times of the Pharaohs, and is still a popular vegetable in Egyptian cookery..It is very fast growing, usually ready to harvest about 60 days after planting. If uncut, it can reach as tall as 6 feet in height. It likes hot weather and produces its leafy greens throughout the Summer. Leaf production slows in fall as temperatures begin to drop, and then small yellow flowers appear, followed by long, thin seed pods that can be harvested when they naturally dry and brown on the stem.
Contributed by @chazchang
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining
Common name
Egyptian Spinach
Latin name
Corchorus Olitorius
type
Herbacious Annual or perennial
family
Malvaceae
ph
6.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.25 M
2.00 M
Corchorus Olitorius
MolokhiaIt has a cultivation history back to the times of the Pharaohs, and is still a popular vegetable in Egyptian cookery..It is very fast growing, usually ready to harvest about 60 days after planting. If uncut, it can reach as tall as 6 feet in height. It likes hot weather and produces its leafy greens throughout the Summer. Leaf production slows in fall as temperatures begin to drop, and then small yellow flowers appear, followed by long, thin seed pods that can be harvested when they naturally dry and brown on the stem.
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Sow seed in situ, preferably, in Spring, when the soil is warm. Molokhia plants grow quickly and are ready for a first cutting in about 60-70 days. If sown in succession, whole plants can be harvested, otherwise, just pick a few leaves per plant.
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Plant out to a sunny site when the seedlings are large enough to handle, and after all danger of frost. The soil needs to be slightly acidic, or neutral, or slightly alkaline, and it needs to be fertile and free-draining..
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