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English > Spanish: Brochure about growing plants, 6047 words

Is a brochure explaining how to grow and use alternative plants in places where food is scarce.
Is 24 pages long but it has illustrations. word is showing 6047 words.

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Why grow it?
• • Okinawan spinach is extremely rich in iron.
• • It is an easy to grow perennial plant that is generally free from pests and disease.
• • It is a very attractive plant that is sometimes grown as an ornamental. It is purple on the under side of its glossy green leaves.
• • It makes an excellent yard or home garden plant because leaves can be harvested every ten days for family meals and it regrows quickly.
• • It is very easy to reproduce from cuttings with no cost for seed.
How to grow it
• • Okinawan spinach is a perennial plant with a bushy habit that grows to about 1 meter high and 1 meter across.
• • Okinawan spinach can be grown in full sun or partial shade.
• • It is a tropical plant that thrives in hot humid weather, but will usually recover from a light frost. It can be grown in the milder parts of the temperate zone if it is given some protection over the winter.
• • It will grow in most types of soil, but prefers well drained soil with plenty of organic matter.
• • It does best with at least 2 cm of rain or irrigation water per week and doesn’t tolerate drought.
• • Okinawan spinach is usually started from stem cuttings. These take 7-10 days to form roots and four or five weeks to reach harvest size.
• • It rarely suffers from insects or disease, though it may be attacked by aphids.
• • Cutting back stems every 2-3 weeks increases total production greatly and keeps the plants from spreading aggressively.
Notes
• • Okinawan spinach is sometimes eaten raw but more often steamed, stir-fried, or added to soups and stews.
• • It has a strong and distinctive flavor similar to rosemary. Because of this Okinawan spinach is often mixed with milder greens to keep from overwhelming the flavor of soups and stews.
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus or Hibiscus esculentus)

Why grow it?
• • Okra is an excellent multi-use plant, with edible leaves, immature fruits, and seeds that are rich in protein and oil.
• • Okra leaves are an excellent source of calcium. This is especially important for people who can’t afford to buy milk products or who don’t tolerate lactose.
• • Dried okra leaves contain over 25% protein.
• • It is easy to grow okra. It is relatively free from insect or disease problems and is drought tolerant.
• • Okra leaves, either fresh or dried, are excellent for thickening soups and stews.
• • Okra is a member of the hibiscus family and has beautiful yellow or red flowers.
How to grow it
• • Plant okra in full sun in warm soil. It is a heat loving tropical annual plant and won’t tolerate frost.
• • Okra adapts to different soils but the best growth is in a slightly acidic, well drained, sandy soil with plenty of organic matter.
• • Provide 2 cm of water per week for young okra plants. Once established they are very drought resistant.
• • Soak okra seeds overnight before planting for good germination.
• • Plant seeds 1–2 cm deep and 5 cm apart in rows.
• • Thin the plants 2 or 3 times as they begin to crowd each other. Eat the leaves from the thinnings in soups or stews. Okra doesn’t transplant well. It is usually better to plant a lot of seeds and then thin them than to try to transplant seedlings.
• • Plant okra in singles rows so that it is not necessary to reach across plants to harvest. The entire plant is covered with tiny hairs (trichomes) that irritate the skin of about 1/3 of all gardeners. Wear gloves and long sleeved shirts if you are sensitive to these tiny hairs. Brief cooking completely eliminates this problem.
• • If you are growing okra mainly for its edible leaves, plant the seed closer together. If you want to eat both leaves and pods, harvest about 1/3 of the leaves when they are still young and tender.
• • Japanese beetles sometimes feed on okra leaves. They can be easily removed by shaking the plant gently while holding a container of water with a drop of soap in it below the beetle. Early morning is the best time to do this.
Notes
• • Roasted okra seeds are sometimes used as a coffee substitute.
• • Okra leaves can be eaten raw when very young but are usually best stir-fried or added to soups. Remove the stems before cooking.
Onion and Garlic (Allium cepa and Allium sativum)

Why grow it?
• • Onions and garlic are important flavorings for thousands of traditional foods throughout the world.
• • The leaves of onions and garlic provide very similar flavors but supply twice the calcium, iron, vitamin C, and folate as an equal weight of onion or garlic bulbs, and many times more vitamin A.
• • Onions and garlic can produce large crops in very small spaces. They are perfect for growing in containers or on roofs.
• • Onions and garlic are rich in several disease preventing substances. They can help control high blood pressure and several types of infections.
How to grow it
• • Grow onions and garlic in dry and cool conditions for the best bulbs and leaves. Most onions and garlic are very tolerant of cold weather and will start growing again after a freeze.
• • Grow onions and garlic planted closely together. This will produce very good yields of leaves if adequate moisture is provided.

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