Mulukhyiah-Nile Emerald

Nile Emerald or Melokhia (or Corchorus olitorius) is a variety native to Egypt, and used provide a heavily desired viscous texture to soups and stews, similar to okra. The Jute leaf is edible and used extensively in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Mediterranean, and are high in nutrition. Eating just 5 oz of this vegetable can provide the recommended daily allowance of iron, twenty times more than cabbage and four times as much as spinach. It also provides twice as much Vitamin A in each serving as spinach.

Latin Name: Corchorus olitorius

Planting Guidance: Start indoors in mid to late winter. Start seeds in small pots or plug trays if possible. Seeds are naturally a greenish blue color they are NOT treated. Keep in warm location over 70F (21C) is best. Pot on and grow inside until all danger of frost is past then transplant to a warm sunny location.

Approx. Seed Count:

• Retail Packet: 80-100 Seeds

Seed Treatment

Untreated

Genetics

Open Pollinated

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