Comments on: Okra Varieties and Uses http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/okra-varieties-and-uses/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:39:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/okra-varieties-and-uses/#comment-119333 Kenny Point Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:01:42 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/okra-varieties-and-uses/#comment-119333 Hi Chris, sure okra can be grown in containers and the dwarf varieties would work the best. I prefer growing okra in the garden if possible because it's good to have at least a dozen plants to get a useful yield and harvest enough okra pods at one time to use in the kitchen. Hi Chris, sure okra can be grown in containers and the dwarf varieties would work the best. I prefer growing okra in the garden if possible because it’s good to have at least a dozen plants to get a useful yield and harvest enough okra pods at one time to use in the kitchen.

]]> By: Chris http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/okra-varieties-and-uses/#comment-119282 Chris Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:44:24 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/okra-varieties-and-uses/#comment-119282 Hi Kenny, I bought a quart of pickled okra at a farmer's market when visiting Charleston, SC, last fall. It was INCREDIBLE! The woman selling it offered me a sample and I was hooked. I even wound up using the leftover juice in martinis. I didn't realize okra was possible in NE Pennsylvania, now I'm already moving things around on my garden plan for this year to try to fit it--is okra possible in a container, maybe one of the shorter plants (maybe Jade variety)? This site gets better every time I visit it. Thank you! Hi Kenny,

I bought a quart of pickled okra at a farmer’s market when visiting Charleston, SC, last fall. It was INCREDIBLE! The woman selling it offered me a sample and I was hooked. I even wound up using the leftover juice in martinis. I didn’t realize okra was possible in NE Pennsylvania, now I’m already moving things around on my garden plan for this year to try to fit it–is okra possible in a container, maybe one of the shorter plants (maybe Jade variety)? This site gets better every time I visit it. Thank you!

]]> By: sue http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/okra-varieties-and-uses/#comment-108064 sue Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:02:02 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/okra-varieties-and-uses/#comment-108064 We were given okra seeds with pods that are have deep groves, the pods are light green and have a wonderful taste. Does anyone know the name. The man who gave us the seeds said his family had planted and saved these seeds for over 50 years and he did not know what it was called. We planted it along with our regular okra - hope it does not cross pollinate. We love okra. We currently have over 30 bags in the freeze to carry us through the winter. We were given okra seeds with pods that are have deep groves, the pods are light green and have a wonderful taste. Does anyone know the name. The man who gave us the seeds said his family had planted and saved these seeds for over 50 years and he did not know what it was called. We planted it along with our regular okra – hope it does not cross pollinate. We love okra. We currently have over 30 bags in the freeze to carry us through the winter.

]]> By: pancha http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/okra-varieties-and-uses/#comment-105856 pancha Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:57:37 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/okra-varieties-and-uses/#comment-105856 hi I think I also have okra growing in my back yard in ontario but seems like okras are really tiny and already start going hard meanning turning stick-ky what shall I do do I pick and eat now it is really like very tiny but if I did not it sure will turn into stick in few days. hi I think I also have okra growing in my back yard in ontario but seems like okras are really tiny and already start going hard meanning turning stick-ky what shall I do do I pick and eat now it is really like very tiny but if I did not it sure will turn into stick in few days.

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/okra-varieties-and-uses/#comment-105144 Kenny Point Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:27:58 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/okra-varieties-and-uses/#comment-105144 Thanks Colleen, if the containers are deep enough for the okra plants to produce good root growth the plants should be able to support themselves. Okra grows upright and has a strong central stalk that usually does fine without additional support even for the tall varieties that rise over ten feet high. Your four footers should be fine, but you can always add a simple stake for insurance. Thanks Colleen, if the containers are deep enough for the okra plants to produce good root growth the plants should be able to support themselves. Okra grows upright and has a strong central stalk that usually does fine without additional support even for the tall varieties that rise over ten feet high. Your four footers should be fine, but you can always add a simple stake for insurance.

]]> By: Colleen http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/okra-varieties-and-uses/#comment-105105 Colleen Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:13:05 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/okra-varieties-and-uses/#comment-105105 What a great site! I planted Okra for the first time (spineless Clemson). Seed company says they'll grow to 4-feet. Planted them in big deep containers with at least a foot of space above the soil, so the containers will support the first foot of the plants. Do I need to add some sort of structural support, or will the plants hold themselves up? What a great site!
I planted Okra for the first time (spineless Clemson). Seed company says they’ll grow to 4-feet. Planted them in big deep containers with at least a foot of space above the soil, so the containers will support the first foot of the plants. Do I need to add some sort of structural support, or will the plants hold themselves up?

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/okra-varieties-and-uses/#comment-103435 Kenny Point Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:58:05 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/okra-varieties-and-uses/#comment-103435 Hi Kim, okra will freeze just fine. Here's a link to some good instructions about <a href="http://www.pickyourown.org/okra_freezing.htm" rel="nofollow">freezing garden fresh okra pods</a>. Hi Kim, okra will freeze just fine. Here’s a link to some good instructions about freezing garden fresh okra pods.

]]> By: Kim http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/okra-varieties-and-uses/#comment-103429 Kim Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:26:02 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/okra-varieties-and-uses/#comment-103429 Great website. When planning my new garden (replacing part of the front lawn) here in south central PA, I planted okra on a whim. After a very slow start, it is growing like crazy and dad is looking forward to our traditional Christmas gumbo with home-grown okra. Will the okra freeze okay? Great website. When planning my new garden (replacing part of the front lawn) here in south central PA, I planted okra on a whim. After a very slow start, it is growing like crazy and dad is looking forward to our traditional Christmas gumbo with home-grown okra. Will the okra freeze okay?

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