Looks Good. My family loves Okra. I grewout clemson spineless this year and hope o try some of the red varieties next year. What type of Red is that?

Posted by hairymooseknuckles on 2007-09-06, 19:56:43   Report this as offensive.

Beautiful pix, I love to eat okra along with the peas it was cooked in. I have some growing in 5 gal. buckets now so if you cant do any better try my way.

Posted by dangsr_grow on 2007-09-12, 09:57:07   Report this as offensive.

I love this picture!
Ilove O K R A !!!!!
I'm from Texas - I'm stuck in Illinois....
they don't have alot of o k r a here
I Love okra!!!

Posted by susiesunshine on 2007-11-03, 15:40:13   Report this as offensive.

I would love to learn some more ways prepare okra. I grow some each year and batter fry it and love it.But I know there must be more ways to fix it.

Posted by earlthepearl3333 on 2007-12-29, 23:02:05   Report this as offensive.

Hairymooseknuckles: The red okra in the picture is Jing Orange from China, and I can HIGHLY recommend it. Thick, meaty pods; good production; very pretty plant...could be used in a tropical landscape... see Great Vegetables for my pix of it going to seed.

susiesunshine: I supplied my brother in Wyoming with seeds of hybrid Cajun Delight F1 from Johnny's Selected Seeds; it was very early to bear and did very well for him, altho its northern breeding made it the only one to crash when our heat went to 102 F. for a whole month! A variety called Pentagreen is highly recommended for northern growers... not widely available, but I think you will be able to find it with internet search.

earlthepearl3333: --- AND EVERYBODY ELSE!

Acidity reduces the "glue" in okra. Cooking it with tomatoes, onion, and a dash of hot sauce if you like will make a great vegetable dish that I like with seafood and rice. Likewise, a few pods sliced into your vegetable soup will add richness and slightly thicken it.

Sliced crosswise, then dusting it with seasoned flour, bouncing in a sieve to get off all possible flour, and frying in a quality vegetable oil will make it absolutely delicious, plus reduce the amount of oil taken up cuz it ain't got all that breading on it. So good it's like eating peanuts or potato chips! Watch closely and keep them moving in the oil... they can go to hard and dry easily!

Sliced lengthwise, dusted very lightly with seasoned flour, extra flour knocked off well. Place on baking sheet sprayed generously with "non-stick" spray. Spray top of okra. Into preheated 400 to 425 F oven for about 20 -30 minutes. Finish under broiler if you need it a bit browner. This gives a fried flavor with minimal grease. This recipe is essentially "Unfried Anything" from Oprah's book IN THE KITCHEN WITH ROSIE years and years ago, and it also works well with strips of chicken or fish, green tomatoes, eggplant, sliced squash, PRECOOKED potato strips.

Can also get great results with small eggplant halves with no flour, 1/4 inch thick slices of onions, and halves of cored baking apples face down. Just spray these with the non-stick...no flour needed... and they will also roast to be eaten with your dinner.

I mix Old Bay Seafood Seasoning with my flour on vegetables and fish; use any you like... just use enough you can taste it!

Posted by greentongue on 2008-01-20, 13:59:06   Report this as offensive.

Can I cultivate enough Okra with Hydroponics

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Posted by sapam99 on 2008-01-28, 07:46:40   Report this as offensive.

are they easy to grow in a pot? must wear gloves/itchy!

Posted by fakegardener on 2008-03-05, 20:36:44   Report this as offensive.

Is it easy to grow in pot?

Posted by fakegardener on 2008-03-05, 20:38:16   Report this as offensive.

I do not know if okra can be done hydroponically. It is native to Nile Valley of Egypt and Ethopia, standard garden varietis are VERY BIG plants with strong, deep roots. Mine have taproots over a foot long and spreading roots over 2 feet in every direction. They also like all day sun... HOT SUN! I have to use a pick to take the plants out at end of season here in Arkansas.

There are now small hybrids bred for patio pots... really cute and would give you a little bit, at least... but these varieties are not part of my growing experience.

You might try calling the companies that offer them and asking to talk to their resident horticulturist. They should have the answers on possibilities for pot culture, yield you can expect, etc.

Hope that helps a little??

Jan... daffodils blooming in the Arkansas Ozarks

Posted by greentongue on 2008-03-15, 22:08:33   Report this as offensive.

An additional note about the itchy quality of okra plants. Some are absolutely horrible to work around. Silver Queen is especially bad... my arms have a rash by the time I finish cutting it.

Jing Orange, Burmese, and Clemson Spinless are only minimally irritating. I would suggest one of them if you have less than shoe leather for skin! Gold Coast is a little irritating, but not too bad... and the plants are more open, so it ain't necessary to reach into the foliage to claim your harvest.

greentongue aka Jan - Arkansas Ozarks.

Posted by greentongue on 2008-03-15, 22:19:49   Report this as offensive.