Okra question - Page 2

newatthiskat · April 30, 2009

I am not an okra eater but hubby is. I am growing clemson spineless from seed and have it in the flower garden in the front of my house. I was out this am and saw 2 small plants of burgandy okra and couldn't pass it up. I am going to plant them out in the am. Have never even seen that one grown. I plan on freezing like fried okra in portions for husband as well as pickling (If I can keep them alive that long). I think the unique color mixed with green will look great in the jar pickled.
Robin what type did you have?
Kat

newatthiskat · April 30, 2009

ok so much for having a burgandy colored pickled okra. found out it turns a grayish green when pickled.

Supposed to turns green when cooked. It sure looks like it will be pretty when fresh and apparently it is spineless.
Kat

robin303 · April 30, 2009

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Originally Posted by Polar_Lace

Robin,

Were they big plants or small ones? Too many Okra pods? I'm guessing they were very productive.

~* Robin

Hi Robin, they are very productive plants. I put it this way in the evening they put out very nice big yellow flowers and the next day in the morning they were almost a inch long and by noon they are already to pick and by the afternoon by 5PM they were to big to pick. I had two plants that towered to 11' plus. Never have I seen a plant put out so much in so little time. You can't miss one day with these guys.
It is a southern thing and a lot of people don't really know how to cook them. I'll learn ya.

Polar_Lace · April 30, 2009

I guess I'm in for a world of trouble, Robin. I have 12 Fife Creek Okra plants growing out there right now!

Luckily my Mom, daughter, grandson and I love okra!

Gumbo any way, breaded fried whole, breaded sliced and fried, in vegetable mixes, any way we can get 'em. I'll have to freeze and can some then.

I'm told you can whack 'em down during the hot, hot times and let them come back later in the year (fall) months here in Texas...... Now I'll have to find my extended pruning loppers.... LOL! Standing at 5'5" isn't going to help.

I'll need more okra recipes too.

~* Robin

duajones · April 30, 2009

I love okra as well. my plants have reached the 10 ft range or better the past couple years.I was having to use a step ladder to harvest. Late start this year may prevent that this year but hopefully I will still get a good harvest

newatthiskat · May 1, 2009

What variety do you grow duajones? curious since I have never grown before!
Kat

duajones · May 1, 2009

I have grown Clemson Spineless, Emerald and Louisianna Green Velvet. Taste wise I prefer the LGV but this year I am growing the CS again since I already have seeds. In 2007, my CS plants were over 10ft tall and I was using a step ladder to harvest.

newatthiskat · May 2, 2009

OH MY GOSH!!!!

I never knew they got that big. The package said 4-5 feet it think. As I am 5'2 I thought I would be fine picking. I don't think I have even seen a mature okra plant until that picture. It looks like a tree.

I planted those in my front flower bed

Kat

shelleybean · May 2, 2009

Well they do have very pretty flowers. Maybe they'll be right at home in your flower bed, despite the height. Mine have grown to about ten feet tall, too.

imp · May 2, 2009

Okra can be varied in how tall or bushy they get, so you can find one that you can pick without ladders if you want to, ~smile~.

We planted last year's out in the devil's strip ( that strip of ground between the street and the sidewalk) and it got about 5 to 6 foot tall and fairly bushy- lovely blooms that everyone asked about. Nice harvests of Okra, too, since it loved all that heat.

duajones · May 2, 2009

Clemson Spineless and LGV are advertised as 4-6 ft, both were close to double that in my garden for whatever reason

Ruth_10 · May 2, 2009

Yeah, the height can vary with variety. Cajun Delight is a bush type and doesn't get over 5 ft. tall. Evertender and Louisiana Green Velvet (for me) get to 10+ ft. Burgundy got to about 8 ft for me last summer.

duajones · May 2, 2009

Sowed seeds in 4inch pots on Wednesday and found some peeking already this afternoon. They have always taken around a week or more to germinate in the past. I guess the heat helped speed things up

organichris · May 9, 2009

This is the first year I noticed that my local nursery was selling okra plants. I wanted to grow some this year, but kind of got carried away with tomatoes and there wasn't much room left. I ended up buying just two plants - a Clemson Spineless and some Cajun variety. I know that probably won't amount to much, but at least I'll have a few. They were about a foot tall when I planted them a week ago. I haven't had the opportunity to check on them since. My garden spot is a drive from here, and its been raining every other day.

Amigatec · May 9, 2009

If you thin the plants to about 4 feet apart they will get bushy and not so tall.

April 30, 2009	#16
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	reply I am not an okra eater but hubby is. I am growing clemson spineless from seed and have it in the flower garden in the front of my house. I was out this am and saw 2 small plants of burgandy okra and couldn't pass it up. I am going to plant them out in the am. Have never even seen that one grown. I plan on freezing like fried okra in portions for husband as well as pickling (If I can keep them alive that long). I think the unique color mixed with green will look great in the jar pickled. Robin what type did you have? Kat Last edited by newatthiskat; April 30, 2009 at 12:52 AM. Reason: spelling

April 30, 2009	#17
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	reply ok so much for having a burgandy colored pickled okra. found out it turns a grayish green when pickled. Supposed to turns green when cooked. It sure looks like it will be pretty when fresh and apparently it is spineless. Kat

April 30, 2009	#19
Polar_Lace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Z8b, Texas Posts: 657	I guess I'm in for a world of trouble, Robin. I have 12 Fife Creek Okra plants growing out there right now! Luckily my Mom, daughter, grandson and I love okra! Gumbo any way, breaded fried whole, breaded sliced and fried, in vegetable mixes, any way we can get 'em. I'll have to freeze and can some then. I'm told you can whack 'em down during the hot, hot times and let them come back later in the year (fall) months here in Texas...... Now I'll have to find my extended pruning loppers.... LOL! Standing at 5'5" isn't going to help. I'll need more okra recipes too. ~* Robin __________________ It's not how many seeds you sow. Nor how many plants you transplant. It's about how many of them can survive your treatment of them.

April 30, 2009	#20
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	I love okra as well. my plants have reached the 10 ft range or better the past couple years.I was having to use a step ladder to harvest. Late start this year may prevent that this year but hopefully I will still get a good harvest __________________ Duane Jones

May 1, 2009	#21
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	reply What variety do you grow duajones? curious since I have never grown before! Kat

May 2, 2009	#23
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	reply OH MY GOSH!!!! I never knew they got that big. The package said 4-5 feet it think. As I am 5'2 I thought I would be fine picking. I don't think I have even seen a mature okra plant until that picture. It looks like a tree. I planted those in my front flower bed Kat

May 2, 2009	#24
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Well they do have very pretty flowers. Maybe they'll be right at home in your flower bed, despite the height. Mine have grown to about ten feet tall, too. __________________ Michele

May 2, 2009	#25
imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	Okra can be varied in how tall or bushy they get, so you can find one that you can pick without ladders if you want to, ~smile~. We planted last year's out in the devil's strip ( that strip of ground between the street and the sidewalk) and it got about 5 to 6 foot tall and fairly bushy- lovely blooms that everyone asked about. Nice harvests of Okra, too, since it loved all that heat.

May 2, 2009	#27
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	Yeah, the height can vary with variety. Cajun Delight is a bush type and doesn't get over 5 ft. tall. Evertender and Louisiana Green Velvet (for me) get to 10+ ft. Burgundy got to about 8 ft for me last summer. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

May 9, 2009	#29
organichris Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 630	This is the first year I noticed that my local nursery was selling okra plants. I wanted to grow some this year, but kind of got carried away with tomatoes and there wasn't much room left. I ended up buying just two plants - a Clemson Spineless and some Cajun variety. I know that probably won't amount to much, but at least I'll have a few. They were about a foot tall when I planted them a week ago. I haven't had the opportunity to check on them since. My garden spot is a drive from here, and its been raining every other day.

May 9, 2009	#30
Amigatec Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 208	If you thin the plants to about 4 feet apart they will get bushy and not so tall.