How to grow Molokhia plant growing and care:
Moist soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Invasive, aggressive
Planting season:
Spring / Winter (in desert)
Pests and diseases:
Mites
Pruning season:
All season
How to prune:
Just for consuming and desgin
Size of the plant?
1-3 m, 3-10 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Autumn
General information about the flower
Yellow flowers small and with five petals and five sepals
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season
Spring / Summer / Autumn
How to harvest the leaves?
After the plant established can trim freely fully grown young leaves for eaten raw and mature for cooked
Information about leaves:
Green elliptic shape with pointed top and serrated margin
Uses of Molokhia plant leaves:
Soup, cooked, eaten raw
Scientific name:
Corchorus
Categories
Blooming Seasons |
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Edible Parts |
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Culinary uses |
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Flower colors |
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Climate |
- Desert Climate
- Mediterranean Climate
- Subtropics Climate
- Temperate Climate
- Tropics Climate
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Harvest Season |
- Autumn Harvest
- Spring Harvest
- Summer Harvest
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Ornamental parts |
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Plant growing speed |
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Plant life-form |
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Plant Uses |
- Edible plants
- Medical uses
- Ornamental plants
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Planting Season |
- Spring Planting
- Winter planting
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Plants sun exposure |
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Watering plants |
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Hardiness zone |
- Hardiness zone 10
- Hardiness zone 11
- Hardiness zone 12
- Hardiness zone 13
- Hardiness zone 5
- Hardiness zone 6
- Hardiness zone 7
- Hardiness zone 8
- Hardiness zone 9
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