{"product_id":"ga-gombo-aunt-hetties-red-x-puerto-rico-everblush-bio","title":"Organic 'Aunt Hettie's Red x Puerto Rico Everblush' Okra","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"163\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"163\"\u003eOkra 'Aunt Hettie's Red × Puerto Rico Everblush' organic (Abelmoschus esculentus) from the seed company Gaia, a deep red, early and highly ornamental hybrid\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"795\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"219\"\u003eAunt Hettie's Red × Puerto Rico Everblush\u003c\/strong\u003e okra is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"250\"\u003eselected hybrid\u003c\/strong\u003e combining two remarkable heirloom varieties: the intense dark red of \u003cstrong data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"353\"\u003e'Aunt Hettie's Red'\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"373\"\u003eearliness\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"410\"\u003ehigh productivity\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"441\"\u003e'Puerto Rico Everblush'\u003c\/strong\u003e . The result: vigorous plants, uniformly \u003cstrong data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"511\"\u003edark red\u003c\/strong\u003e , right down to the pods themselves, offering a striking ornamental presence and \u003cstrong data-start=\"595\" data-end=\"613\"\u003eexcellent flavor\u003c\/strong\u003e . Highly productive, it fruits continuously if the pods are harvested regularly. 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