Okra

I'm germinating some okra sprouts. Anyone have any experience growing these?

I've never grown them, but had to pick those motherfuckers when they were done growing. You gotta wear gloves cuz they stick you and make you itch REAL bad. My grandpa grows em.

They like heat and lots of water. They grow fast to, once it sprouts take like 50-65 days till it's ready. Also, the germ process takes forever. Somethan like 15-20 days.

And the more you pick, the more they grow. But, what would gumbo be witout it?

I've grown them, as everyone on here states they like lots of water and hot climates...

LifetimeSmoker said:

I've grown them, as everyone on here states they like lots of water and hot climates...

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yep, tried to grow them in Northern Rockies . . . got one fruit per 4"plant! Real pretty flowers, though.

Pics to come soon...

Okay, my MUCH PROMISED PICTURES! I will be honest, I haven't found pictures this good on the internet thus far! If I get enough responses, I will post an in-depth journal including, but not limited to, my curious observations during this very interesting plant's lifecycle! Enjoy!

Okra, 70 days into veg. June 25, 2008.



Okra fruits up close


Okra with me holding flower that fell off, leaving the fruit... Interesting how it protects the fruit until it gets large enough to grow on its own.


Okra flower, lying on wooden railing.


Herbs growing at the base... I love this flower pot. Basil and dill, et al?


Herbs at base. Mmmm...


Smaller okra plant. Germinated at same time as large one, but kept it in an 8 ounce party cup for the past 2 months.
Neglected!


Another angle and sort of a closeup of the okra vegetables/fruit growing.


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Nice dude!

Get some cornmeal and fry that stuff!

Nice man! Oh yea, definitely fry that up, or throw them in a jar and pickle them - good either way!

On the overcast afternoon of July 3rd, it came time to harvest my first two okras, even though I kinda wish I woulda kept them on the plant longer. Enjoy!

June 29, 2008




July 3, 2008






<--- Okra plant, post-harvest!


I will put captions on later. For now I'm just trying to get this updated!

I will actually get some pictures of the seed pods up ASAP! Successful grow!

mice man good 4 u my mom (she's nigerian) loves to make soup with them, just wouldn't be the same without them!

nice okra...... i dont eat the stuff but i did grow an acre of the stuff this year and you gotta get out their every other day and pick em or they get too big. you jjust leave em on their at the end of the season let em get big and dry out they get like brown and white then save them seeds for next year. i was gettin $2.00 a pound for it all summer, not bad, lot of ppl buy it at the farmers markets

tusseltussel said:

nice okra...... i dont eat the stuff but i did grow an acre of the stuff this year and you gotta get out their every other day and pick em or they get too big. you jjust leave em on their at the end of the season let em get big and dry out they get like brown and white then save them seeds for next year. i was gettin $2.00 a pound for it all summer, not bad, lot of ppl buy it at the farmers markets

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wow not bad at all
why don't u want them to get too big?

they get harder are and not as good, more slimy snot in em i think, generally you want to be able to close your hand around it and have it be no wider than your hand. when you harvest it you just go down the row grab em snap em off and put it in a pouch belt, im so glade im done for the year though, now i gotta deal with these damn turnips.