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UMass Extension Vegetable Program

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Crops

Cilantro
Corn (maíz)
Culantro
Okra (quingombó)
Sweet potato (Boniato)
Verdolaga
Ají dulce (ají gustoso; ají cachucha)
Calabaza (Auyama)
Eggplant (Berenjena)
Kabocha (auyama)
Baby Corn
New Zealand Spinach (Espinaca)
Pepper (Chile)
Loroco
Chipilín
Abóbora moranga
Cabbage (repolho)
Cauliflower (couve-flor)
Cilantro (coentro)
Collards (couve)
Corn (milho)
Hybrid Pumpkin (Abóbora híbrida)
Jiló
Malagueta pepper
Maxixe
New Zealand Spinach (Espinafre da Nova Zelândia)
Okra (quiabo)
Sweet potato (Batata doce)
Taioba

Okra (quiabo)

Okra is a warm season plant in the hibiscus family. In Brazil, the most common variety is “Santa Cruz-47 which is a smooth type as opposed to the undulating type. The Brazilian varieties will grow over 4 feet high.


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