First Okra blossom

duajones · May 22, 2007

First time growing okra and I had no idea how pretty the blossoms are.

FlipTX · May 22, 2007

I don't like to eat okra, but I grow the plants for the beautiful flowers and then give the pods to someone else.

I got my first open blossom this morning, too.

Miss_Mudcat · May 22, 2007

Cool! I haven't even sown mine yet! We finished off the last jar of pickled okra last night. (Note to self: Pickle MORE okra this year!)

Lisa

caascher2 · May 22, 2007

Beautiful flower. Good recipe for okra and tomatoes on the grill in Southern Living June issue.
Carol

montanamato · May 22, 2007

I am growing 2 varieties this year...It has been 20 years since I have grown Okra and forgotten what a lovely plant it is...I too love Okra pickles and have nice transplants waiting to go out, so I am hopeful !

Jeanne

oldgaredneck · May 23, 2007

My first bloom and subsequent pod got eated by the dadburn fireants!
This means WAR!!!!

shelleybean · May 23, 2007

Mine is only about two inches tall right now and my neighbor's peach tree is shading it a little more than I'd like. I bought some fresh okra at the farm stand last week and fried it up along with some crab cakes. Yum!!

duajones · May 27, 2007

Picked my first okra this morning at 3.5 inches. Now I need more so I can fry em up.

RonnyWil · May 27, 2007

Noticed my first blossoms yesterday.

Worth1 · May 28, 2007

Yawl talkin bout how lovely the okra bloom is , for those that don't know it is kin to the mallow/hibiscus plant.

Thus the reason for it's beauty.8)
Compare the plants and see for your selves.

Worth

duajones · May 28, 2007

I didnt realize that they were related but you can definitely see the resemblence in the foliage

duajones · May 31, 2007

Picked my 4th pod yesterday afternoon and decided to fry em up. single serving but it was so good!

duajones · June 3, 2007

I also didnt realize they grow as fast as they do.

caascher2 · June 3, 2007

Wow..nice pictures. Mine are just coming out of the soil!
Carol

bryanccfshr · June 3, 2007

Very nice!..Very pretty and delicious! I wish I had some growing right now.

May 22, 2007	#3
Miss_Mudcat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Georgia Posts: 366	Cool! I haven't even sown mine yet! We finished off the last jar of pickled okra last night. (Note to self: Pickle MORE okra this year!) Lisa __________________ Farmers don't wear watches; they work until the job is done!

May 23, 2007	#6
oldgaredneck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Crawford County Georgia Posts: 163	My first bloom and subsequent pod got eated by the dadburn fireants! This means WAR!!!! __________________ "So many tomato varieties, so little time...."

May 23, 2007	#7
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Mine is only about two inches tall right now and my neighbor's peach tree is shading it a little more than I'd like. I bought some fresh okra at the farm stand last week and fried it up along with some crab cakes. Yum!! __________________ Michele

May 27, 2007	#9
RonnyWil Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Collierville TN Posts: 106	Noticed my first blossoms yesterday. __________________ I'm two days older than dirt and I like to play in it.

May 22, 2007	#2
FlipTX Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 271	I don't like to eat okra, but I grow the plants for the beautiful flowers and then give the pods to someone else. I got my first open blossom this morning, too.

May 22, 2007	#4
caascher2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Va. Beach, VA Posts: 178	Beautiful flower. Good recipe for okra and tomatoes on the grill in Southern Living June issue. Carol

May 22, 2007	#5
montanamato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 1,038	I am growing 2 varieties this year...It has been 20 years since I have grown Okra and forgotten what a lovely plant it is...I too love Okra pickles and have nice transplants waiting to go out, so I am hopeful ! Jeanne

May 27, 2007	#8
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	Picked my first okra this morning at 3.5 inches. Now I need more so I can fry em up.

May 28, 2007	#10
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Yawl talkin bout how lovely the okra bloom is , for those that don't know it is kin to the mallow/hibiscus plant. Thus the reason for it's beauty.8) Compare the plants and see for your selves. Worth

May 31, 2007	#12
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	Picked my 4th pod yesterday afternoon and decided to fry em up. single serving but it was so good!

June 3, 2007	#13
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	I also didnt realize they grow as fast as they do.

June 3, 2007	#15
bryanccfshr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Farmington, Nm Posts: 450	Very nice!..Very pretty and delicious! I wish I had some growing right now.