BEST OKRA TIPS FROM TEXAS
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2020
- Okra, it's the queen of my summer garden. Their leaf structure and hibiscus-like flowers provide a transcendent beauty. The best okra tips are here! Without full sun and warm soil, okra aren't likely to share their royalty and bring drama to the garden. Check out my container citrus protocol here • TIPS FOR PLANTING CITR...
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Did you know that okra leaves are edible and they taste like okra? I also have a passion for container-grown citrus🍊 This video covers my fertilizer protocol ua-cam.com/video/yi8htPZRo7c/v-deo.html
Best year ever for Okra here in Englewood, FL. They are almost done now but the pods seem to grow 2" overnight and take 2 days before they get harvested. Beautiful flowers from about 10am until 3 pm. It's close to 90F everyday now and the big broad leaves wilt pretty badly but are back and vibrant as the full sun is off them in the evening. We also boil the leaves for awhile and then saute them like any other green. Delicious. Just cut out the spine.
That's awesome! I'm going to try sautéed okra greens this season.
Last year I planted okra for the first time. I was fascinated by the shape of the leaves and the beautiful flowers. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of the plant.
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Sharpshooters!! 😄 I’ve seen those little guys for the last four years and didn’t know what they were. They’re so quick! Thank you for naming them. You’re a wealth of info for me gardening a little south of you. Back to bingeing your videos.
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Last year I grew okra plants that were over 8 ft and trunks at the ground about as big around as a softball.
Nice!!
love okra. i'm growing at least 6 types this year. grew burmese last year and i loved it. it IS tender.
I'm so ready to get some growing for the season! I'm trying a new variety this year called 'Bowling Red'.
All you need to know about raising Okra! Very well done, Scott!
Thank you! I need to fry up some more before the season ends.
Thanks for the formation
I topped mine this year and they branched. More okra!🤸🤸
Thanks for the information about the white sap now I know what it is.
That is good to know, I will be experimenting with that method next season.
One of our favorite vegetables every year 😊
It's so good, so beautiful!
Thanks for sharing. Best okra video yet.
Many thanks!! 🤗
Great vid friend. Solid info.
Thank you
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I removed the tip of my okra plants when they are about 15cm, I also grew them 15cm apart, they are shorter, have more branches and more fruits. I done this for 3 years now. The okra needs water 3 times a week, deep watering to be productive. My family like okra, so I plant more than 20 plants. You are right, okra easily germinate from seed and stronger plant with direct sowing. Love your burgundy okra.
Thank you! I have grown burgundy okra every year in the garden. It’s always beautiful, and productive.
@@newgardenroad And easier to see!
So can you grow a plant and let it overwinter in the ground and it will come back or perennial
15cm apart? Are you sure. I always plant them 18 inches apart. Can you confirm please
@@mmahme1 18 inches apart is okay when you want high volume yields
I love the way you LOVE your plants and KNOW them. You are my plant bother of the earth:)
Many thanks!! 🙏🏼✨
Love the video. Very informative. I have sprouted several seeds of the spineless type. Will see how it goes❤
Your love for the nature is quite evident from your video, I learned a lot and got inspired. Thank you so much for your video, I also live in TX. So, you found a new subscriber today!
Many thanks friend! ✨
Great info Scott!
Thanks so much! Somehow I left out my tips for harvesting (wear long sleeves).
Live in San Antonio and this is first year with Raised beds. Love okra and WOW...what a year for okra. We will have okra through the winter and we have so much from our 24 plants my wife has started pickling some. Great tips.
Thank you!
I am determined to successfully grow okra this season. Thank you for your advise !
You got this!! 💪🌱
Thanks you
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Thank you for a great tutorial! I used to trash all my pine needles and I now have been using them to mulch. It’s a great way to recycle and also saves me lots of money.
Glad it was helpful! 🙏✨
From lower mainland BC
It is My first time to plant okra this year.
Thank you for very useful info.
Glad it was helpful! Wishing you a season of abundance ✨
When row gardening okra. You should be removing all the lower leaves keeping the production at the top and a lot less stinging okra hairs to deal with and easier to get at the pods. As it grows the next node up strip the last node of leaves down below off. Stick to short growing okra for a longer harvest season. Stick with okra varieties that can grow longer pods and still remain tender and viable to harvest and eat. Burmese makes for a ribbed or spined okra that meets these criteria. Choppee makes for a spineless okra that meets these criteria. Spineless okra is the best okra for pickling as you can cram more okra pods into each jar to pickle when they don’t have ribbed spines taking up space in the jar. Jambalaya makes for the commercial growers top performer but has such strong okra stings some people can get violently sick after harvesting okra and getting stung.
Thanks for sharing these helpful tips. I was intending on growing Jambalaya next year but the threat of illness from the stinging needles put me off. I am now considering Annie Oakley OP and/or Dwarf Cow Horn. Could you please speak to the yields on these? Does the Burmese okra have lower lateral branches? Does Burmese grow really tall?
Would love to have some burgundy seeds to try next year.
Great information and great photography!
Thank you kindly!
Very good tips thanks so much. I thought the white stuff was powdery mildew and kept spraying organic pesticide! Good to know thanks.
Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful! Such an interesting phenomenon.
The biggest insect pest on my Okra in 7A central Virginia is Japanese beetles.
Oh no! I am familiar with those pests from my time in North Carolina, but luckily haven't seen them in my Texas garden. I saw video of a gardener who would hunt for them in the morning, tossing them into a bucket of soapy water. That has been a very effective approach for me in controlling stink bug populations and could be worth a shot if you're looking for a treatment option for Japanese beetles.
@@newgardenroad And that’s exactly what I do, catch them around 6:00 am when they’re still and docile then into a cup of soapy water. I usually pick 20+ off every morning.
To help long-term with Japanese beetles, research milky spore powder.
Thanks for your tips! I live in SATX and really appreciate your tips! What is the smallest size grow bag I can use to grow okra plants. Also do you advise to also grow Pike beans in the pot and let them climb up through the okra? Thanks in advance!
You're welcome! For okra in a grow bag, I would say 7-10 gallons. They may not size up as much as they would in a raised bed, but they have the potential to be robust plants. A 10-gallon size grow bag would have more weight to it and enhance its stability. I don't know if I would companion plant pole beans with them, it could get gnarly and inhibit your ability to observe for pest-related issues.
@@newgardenroad thank you.👍🏻
Scott, I just saw this post and I’m hoping that you will still answer this question because this is my first year growing okra in zone 8a. I’m planting in an 4x8’ bed using cardboard on the bottom to kill weeds, how deep does my bed need to be and how much soil did you need to fill your bed?
Hello! I'd vote for 8 inches of soil depth minimum and that would be 21.33 cubic feet of soil. That's roughly the amount that I used to fill my beds, however, I amended the subsoil to a depth of 6 inches to increase the overall soil depth to approximately 14 inches. I hope that helps!
I alway use 10 10 10 because it is chaos fertilizer. Do you think it is ok to use 10 10 10
Thank you! Every time I’ve grown okra, the ants literally eat them. Idk how they do it! They’ve even eaten the little baby okra’s growing! I even dusted with DE and it had zero effect! Crazy. I live in east Texas (zone 8b) but wonder if there is some way to keep them from getting eaten by the ants?
👍✨ That can be a tough one to deal with and I do see that occasionally. I wonder if blasting the ants off with water on a daily basis would deter them over time?
@@newgardenroad It’s worth a shot because now they’re after my baby loofahs now too! 😱Yikes the ants in Texas are insane. Haha. Soooo many kinds.
This year I'm going to sprinkle cayenne pepper on them dang aphids see if it drives them away
When you harvest okra, do you cut the leaf directly below it also?
No, I cut the okra stems close to the leaf.
@newgardenroad thank you. I thought the leaf belonged to that Okra and the had served its purpose. I will stop cutting them now. Thank you, I appreciate your time.
ive tried to grow okra several times but have never had one come up. im in west texas using a raised bed. should i give up on okra? i plant and have waited as long as 2 months trying to get them to sprout but never have i seen even 1
Have you tried soaking them in water for 24 hours prior to planting? Regardless, they need even soil moisture until they germinate. If the soil dries out before they germinate they may not grow. You can also start them in seed trays or small pots and transplant them into the garden about 4 weeks after they sprout. The last thing that I would check on is the age of the seeds you're planting. Seeds lose viability year over year and that could be the issue. I say don't give up!
Sir im in las vegas and tgrew 3 seeds in pot..2 took. 1 well and daily harvest
Plant okra when your neighbors are planting cotton. Same ground temperature requirements about 70 degrees.
It's not just the fire ants Eric. Everything attacks our okra out here.
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Why are the first leaves so wide and fat and the new ones are thjn and long
The first leaves are the seed leaves or cotyledons. They supply nutrients to the seedling until true leaves can develop.