Burgundy Okra

Mojave · July 26, 2015

Is it normal for a Burgundy okra plant to produce only one pod at a time? I've picked about a dozen of them but they're only coming one every 8 or 9 days. I would like to pickle them but there's not much I can do with one okra pod.

Could I freeze them until I get enough to work with without them losing their texture?

GardeningCook · July 26, 2015

I've grown "Burgundy" okra before & have never seen that happen. And I grew mine in deck containers, which one would think would slow down pod production. How are you growing them & what do the plants themselves look like? (Soil quality, water, etc., etc.)

Mojave · July 26, 2015

It's planted in a large fabric container, with Gardner and Bloome organic potting mix, amended with G&B 3-5-4 organic fertilizer. I have to water about every 3 days, depending on the heat. No bug issues (so far). My camera is dead right now, it's about 20" tall and somewhat lanky. My Clemson Spineless is just now starting to flower and looks like it is going to be normal.

GardeningCook · July 26, 2015

Hmmm. I've never used the fabric containers so can't give personal experience re: those. I will say that 20" doesn't sound very tall for "Burgundy". Mine were planted in plastic pots between 5 & 10 gallons or so in size & were around 4' tall when they started flowering & producing.

July 26, 2015	#1
Mojave Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SF Bay area Z9a Posts: 821	Burgundy Okra Is it normal for a Burgundy okra plant to produce only one pod at a time? I've picked about a dozen of them but they're only coming one every 8 or 9 days. I would like to pickle them but there's not much I can do with one okra pod. Could I freeze them until I get enough to work with without them losing their texture? __________________ Bill _______________________________________________ When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -John Muir Believe those who seek the Truth: Doubt those who find it. -André Gide

July 26, 2015	#2
GardeningCook Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 115	I've grown "Burgundy" okra before & have never seen that happen. And I grew mine in deck containers, which one would think would slow down pod production. How are you growing them & what do the plants themselves look like? (Soil quality, water, etc., etc.) __________________ My body is a temple. Unfortunately, it's a fixer-upper.

July 26, 2015	#3
Mojave Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SF Bay area Z9a Posts: 821	It's planted in a large fabric container, with Gardner and Bloome organic potting mix, amended with G&B 3-5-4 organic fertilizer. I have to water about every 3 days, depending on the heat. No bug issues (so far). My camera is dead right now, it's about 20" tall and somewhat lanky. My Clemson Spineless is just now starting to flower and looks like it is going to be normal. __________________ Bill _______________________________________________ When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -John Muir Believe those who seek the Truth: Doubt those who find it. -André Gide

July 26, 2015	#4
GardeningCook Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 115	Hmmm. I've never used the fabric containers so can't give personal experience re: those. I will say that 20" doesn't sound very tall for "Burgundy". Mine were planted in plastic pots between 5 & 10 gallons or so in size & were around 4' tall when they started flowering & producing. __________________ My body is a temple. Unfortunately, it's a fixer-upper.

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