Corchorus olitorius
Species
Also called Mulukhiyah, Nalta jute, Molokheyya, Molokhia, Mulukhiyyah, Molokhiyya, Jew's mallow, Denje'c'jute
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its source“is a warm-season annual” — Jute Mallow (Corchorus olitorius) — AgriPure
“~60 days to harvest” — How to grow Molokhia (Corchorus olitorius) — G4rden
“☀️ Full sun” — How to grow Molokhia (Corchorus olitorius) — G4rden
“in regions with at least 500 mm of seasonal rainfall; in dry seasons, controlled manual watering is necessary” — Jute Mallow (Corchorus olitorius) — AgriPure
“Soil pH 6–7” — How to grow Molokhia (Corchorus olitorius) — G4rden
“USDA zones 3–11” — How to grow Molokhia (Corchorus olitorius) — G4rden
“Spacing 8″ apart” — How to grow Molokhia (Corchorus olitorius) — G4rden
“typically reaching about 2 m tall in the wild and up to roughly 4 m under intensive cultivation” — Jute Mallow (Corchorus olitorius) — AgriPure
“Start indoors Sow seed indoors 6–4 weeks before your last spring frost.” — How to grow Molokhia (Corchorus olitorius) — G4rden
“sow after frosts pass for tender summer leaves” — Jute Mallow (Corchorus olitorius) — AgriPure
“Eat the leaves only - the seeds are toxic.” — How to grow Molokhia (Corchorus olitorius) — G4rden
“leaves only - the seeds are toxic.” — How to grow Molokhia (Corchorus olitorius) — G4rden
“Eat the leaves only - the seeds are toxic.” — How to grow Molokhia (Corchorus olitorius) — G4rden
“Grow flowering herbs (dill, fennel, alyssum) nearby to pull in their predators.” — How to grow Molokhia (Corchorus olitorius) — G4rden
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Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Corchorus olitorius
- Fact sheet: 2 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrowers Librarian