Comments on: Monstrous Okra Sighted in Mississippi Garden http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/monstrous-okra-sighted-in-mississippi-garden/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:11:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: sue http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/monstrous-okra-sighted-in-mississippi-garden/#comment-110000 sue Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:48:23 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/monstrous-okra-sighted-in-mississippi-garden/#comment-110000 http://www.countrysidemag.com/issues/89/89-3/Janet_Willie.html this is a link to a story regarding what I believe is the same okra we are refering to. We also live in Oklahoma and had family and friends looking at our okra plants and pods in disbelief. We saved lots of seeds and hope to have even more next year. http://www.countrysidemag.com/issues/89/89-3/Janet_Willie.html this is a link to a story regarding what I believe is the same okra we are refering to. We also live in Oklahoma and had family and friends looking at our okra plants and pods in disbelief. We saved lots of seeds and hope to have even more next year.

]]> By: Chandra http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/monstrous-okra-sighted-in-mississippi-garden/#comment-109951 Chandra Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:45:48 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/monstrous-okra-sighted-in-mississippi-garden/#comment-109951 This summer is our second season growing what we think is an asian variety of Okra in our backyard in Chandler Arizona. These plant too grow as trees and produces a lot of fruit. Last summer the tallest plant was about 9 feet. We saved the seeds and planted them this April. The tallest plant this time is about 12 feet and still growing. The fruits are as long as 9-12 inches. This summer is our second season growing what we think is an asian variety of Okra in our backyard in Chandler Arizona. These plant too grow as trees and produces a lot of fruit. Last summer the tallest plant was about 9 feet. We saved the seeds and planted them this April. The tallest plant this time is about 12 feet and still growing. The fruits are as long as 9-12 inches.

]]> By: Sue http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/monstrous-okra-sighted-in-mississippi-garden/#comment-108825 Sue Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:56:04 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/monstrous-okra-sighted-in-mississippi-garden/#comment-108825 We have the same type of okra - also the really large pods - do you know anything about it - what is it called - where it came from? We have the same type of okra – also the really large pods – do you know anything about it – what is it called – where it came from?

]]> By: Partha http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/monstrous-okra-sighted-in-mississippi-garden/#comment-108798 Partha Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:11:55 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/monstrous-okra-sighted-in-mississippi-garden/#comment-108798 We live in Charlotte, NC and took some pictures of the magnificent vegetable from our backyard garden. The plant itself is 9'2" as of today and is still in bloom making fruit. I measured the Okra at the center and it is a stunning 2 and 2/8 inches and just shy of 6 inches long. Posted a couple of pictures at http://www.flickr.com/photos/28459513@N05/?saved=1 We live in Charlotte, NC and took some pictures of the magnificent vegetable from our backyard garden. The plant itself is 9′2″ as of today and is still in bloom making fruit. I measured the Okra at the center and it is a stunning 2 and 2/8 inches and just shy of 6 inches long. Posted a couple of pictures at http://www.flickr.com/photos/28459513@N05/?saved=1

]]> By: natalie http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/monstrous-okra-sighted-in-mississippi-garden/#comment-108366 natalie Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:52:42 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/monstrous-okra-sighted-in-mississippi-garden/#comment-108366 Wow! that's amazing! I have an okra plant that is a little over 6 ft tall and I thought it was big, but yours definitely beats tops mine. Wow! that’s amazing! I have an okra plant that is a little over 6 ft tall and I thought it was big, but yours definitely beats tops mine.

]]> By: sue http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/monstrous-okra-sighted-in-mississippi-garden/#comment-108065 sue Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:07:58 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/monstrous-okra-sighted-in-mississippi-garden/#comment-108065 We have this same type of okra - do you know the name? Seeds were given to us last year from a friend. We currently have 10 or 11 foot plants - and they are still blooming and growing taller as we have had a wet fall. We have this same type of okra – do you know the name? Seeds were given to us last year from a friend. We currently have 10 or 11 foot plants – and they are still blooming and growing taller as we have had a wet fall.

]]> By: Charlie http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/monstrous-okra-sighted-in-mississippi-garden/#comment-107801 Charlie Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:06:06 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/monstrous-okra-sighted-in-mississippi-garden/#comment-107801 I live in Oklahoma, my tallest okra plant measured 11 feet 9 inches tall last Sunday! Still growing!!!! I live in Oklahoma, my tallest okra plant measured 11 feet 9 inches tall last Sunday! Still growing!!!!

]]> By: ArliV http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/monstrous-okra-sighted-in-mississippi-garden/#comment-104007 ArliV Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:02:44 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/monstrous-okra-sighted-in-mississippi-garden/#comment-104007 Greetings! I'm from the Philippines and I happen to have an okra plant (grown in a 5 gallon water container) that's about 8 feet tall. It's still growing and I've noticed that it sprouted lateral branches with flower buds. Greetings!

I’m from the Philippines and I happen to have an okra plant (grown in a 5 gallon water container) that’s about 8 feet tall. It’s still growing and I’ve noticed that it sprouted lateral branches with flower buds.

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