My 92 yo dad gave me a baggie of seeds a few years ago. I thought he said they were radish seeds. So I planted 42 seeds. All 42 germinated. In a month, they were too tall. In 2 months we realized we were growing okra for the first time. I picked 6 to 20 okra per day, for 6 months. My family and ALL my neighbors are a lifetime of okra in one season. Incredible amount of okra. Dad eats them raw if they are 3 inches in size, or smaller. Thanks Ken....
We are scheduled to start planting first week of march in spain and will plant around 250,000 plants and seeds, hopefully by the first frost we will have 60 tons.
I'm at a lost for words, I'm going to save this because when I get out of this apartment and back where I can start back to growing my own food I'm going to need one of those okra cutters. Thank you hurricane Harvey for ruining my life, taking me away from the country life I loved so much, and thank God I'm still here to tell about it....lol
can you pretty please explain to me why you're cutting off the tips and the bases? I've eaten both of those pieces my entire life that's so much to waste heheh more than likely it's because it's what your customers prefer but thought i'd ask why :) so i know not at all to be rude
ibrahima babou I think both! If you don’t prune them you would need to plant them 4 foot apart and the rows farther apart too. I didn’t prune a couple years ago and it was a jungle in there. Had a lot of insect problems too.Also all the energy goes straight to the okra and they grow faster. So yes I believe both! Hey thanks for watching and please check our all my other videos .
its considerd by some as the most productive okra variety, you will see, good luck for this year. From north italy, me i have to trasplant my okra plants in few weeks, i dont do direct, it doesnt work for me, because my soil is poor.
Great video! Thanks for posting it. We did okra for the first time this year at our house, just 4 plants but they did pretty well. Next year I want 40 plants. Do you prune all the lower leaves off? Maybe that would have helped my yield.
Hi so i am from Bangladesh. I have agreeculture farm. But i like your process. So my friend i want make Agriculture farming from your country. But there is how to prosse .and there is law please can you give me information. So this is my UA-cam channel. Biswsas agro one
Hello everyone, what a great job Frederick did; Dear Frederick, I am looking for your help with buyers of fresh Okra there in America, we are producers in Tamaulipas, Mexico and the okra seed we plant is of quality, as well as the harvest is of export quality, I would love to talk to you and see the way to help us.
How haven't you cut a finger off? Okra doesn't need to be cut like that. I've grown it for years and like it whole. Sear in hot wok with a few drops of olive oil,fresh garlic and pink salt. So darn good. Mulch your okra deeply,water when needed. It will flourish in the heat. Best veggie ever!
Tim I didn’t water at all last year. It rained so much last year it really hurt my yield. Okra really likes it hot and dry.. I have my rows ready now and will be planting soon. Thanks for watching .Good luck!
I'm new to the channel and have a injured puppy tonight that is crying. In between spurts of her bawling I think I will watch all your video's because it reminds me of home. subbed
Kendall your videos are so awesome. We enjoy all of them. We’re from St. Martinville, La I’m hoping you could put in the description where I could get a set of those row building plates on the two sides of your tiller. I need that. Thanks
Lol! Thanks Man! I bought the tractor with the plates on there already. Maybe I can do another video given dimensions. I appreciate you watching my videos.
Ken I know this is an older video but I have a question about your tiller . What is the spacing approximately between the metal where the all thread is ? I’m going to have to modify one like you . That’s an awesome idea brother 👊🏻👊🏻. I’m 58 and I’m about to start my own garden for first time . Man you inspired me . Watched the cabbage and okra videos . Great stuff . I read through all the comments so as to not bother you with questions about tiller . I was going to buy one . Now that I see it’s custom made I have to build one too . 👍🏻💪🏻💪🏻🎣
Well thank you so much! I will have to go put a tape measure on that. If you could send a email asking about the measurement. It may be hard to find this comment later. Kfishfred@gmail.com
Very nice. I loved the sound of harvest, the snap off the plant and the crunchy snip. cant wait for mine. Does anyone know how bad it is to grow okra close together? I have 4 plants in a 8 inch circle or maybe closer. Havent grown true leaves yet. Should I thin them probably ?
Well done my friend, in Greece we pick them when they are 4 times smaller!! We don't eat them so big and we don't cut their backs and tips... Plus we don't chop them in pieces, we boil them or cook them usually with chicken in tomato sauce whole unchoped.
Just a question ''most okra i no when it gets big its tuff is this a type thats not as tuff as say crimson or other brands some looked preaty big ''just asking trying to learn thanks for the info
@@kfred thanks for your reply 'i will have to try THAT kind 'i planted jambalya and it seem to just come to a halt it all came up good but it got to about 3 inches and seam to just stop dont no if its ben the cool nited and mornings maybe i hope it snaps out of it but it gets in the low 60's at nite and mornings thinking maybe thats it 'and the few rows of crimson doing the same thing thalt for sure it was warm enuff in west fl. For sure buy now ' and them jambalya sapose to be the cats meow they say but thanks again for your info ''have a blessed day
@@kfred My pleasure. I’m originally from Louisiana. Growing up, I got to do a lot of what you do but on a very small scale. I moved away many years ago and will be retiring in a few months. Watching your videos has truly made me home sick and wishing for that life again. Especially the food. Thank you so much for your videos. They are truly appreciated! All the best good sir. BTW I grew up in CenLa. fishing on lake Iatt and Nantachie.
I thought you said you has an awesome okra planter..lol. Then you're bending over planting. I thought I might go and read it again. That is a great cutter. Can you do carrots or cukes for pickles or beets. Can you adjust the width for the cuts? Gosh it would make my life so much easier. Do you can anything? It's super easy. I can everything from beef, beef stew, broths, chicken, pork, pickles, bananas for banana bread, sausage, fruit syrups and all jellies and flour. I think my favorite is bread and butter pickles and relish.I ferment vegetables too they are great and good for your gut health. If you have ten minutes to mix up some salt water and cut some veg. you can ferment. I bake yeast bread and sourdoughs sprout and mill flour only half the time. It is very time consuming. I'm not even a prepper but could live a year with what I got going on it's even under all the beds.With all you grow and meat you hunt it would be a great thing if you could can some. if you have a lot of something and it might go bad. It would be great if you could open a restaurant a farm to table type. With what you grow and hunt. I don't know what the restrictions are for the meat you hunt. I'm sure people have said that to you. It's a huge risk with the crazy that's going on now. Your pretty amazing. Oh and dang cute lol. I did see some girls here Yay! Have a great night
Lol! You covered a lot in this comment . You got me wondering what I said.🤣I might have to go back and watch myself. You probably could use the cutter on some other vegetables but you can’t adjust the width of the cut. I need to start canning more of my produce.Thanks again for watching and commenting.
@@kfred Thank you for this video. I've never seen Okra on the bush. Are your larger than usual as the ones I see seem much smaller but they are usually prepared already, fried mostly. Very few place make it up my way
Call the number and he can hook you up. I do give the guys name with the number in the video. If you can’t read it good let me know and I will get it for you That thing works so good! Thanks for watching
My 92 yo dad gave me a baggie of seeds a few years ago. I thought he said they were radish seeds. So I planted 42 seeds. All 42 germinated. In a month, they were too tall. In 2 months we realized we were growing okra for the first time. I picked 6 to 20 okra per day, for 6 months. My family and ALL my neighbors are a lifetime of okra in one season. Incredible amount of okra. Dad eats them raw if they are 3 inches in size, or smaller.
Thanks Ken....
By the way, my okra plants grew 6 ft tall
We are scheduled to start planting first week of march in spain and will plant around 250,000 plants and seeds, hopefully by the first frost we will have 60 tons.
Wow! That’s awesome! Thanks for watching Carlos
I’ve never see okra picked before, very interesting. Will it reproduce again after picking? You are a hard working man
Yes! It keeps giving for a couple months. The plants just get taller and taller. Thanks for watching Thelma!
Love the work!!! All home grown taste better than the store!!
Thanks Hunter! It sure does!
Yes true
Any day!!
Nothing but respect for the hard work you do
I'm at a lost for words, I'm going to save this because when I get out of this apartment and back where I can start back to growing my own food I'm going to need one of those okra cutters. Thank you hurricane Harvey for ruining my life, taking me away from the country life I loved so much, and thank God I'm still here to tell about it....lol
Thanks for watching Juan! Hang in there things will get better for you.
MAN LOVE THIS CHANNEL!! Okra! Fish! Deer! WHAT ELSE COULD YOU ASK FOR!! Keep em comin buddy! True country boy stuff.
Thank you! That means a lot!
As long as you have some ground, you can get okra to grow . All it needs water and fertilizer . Got to have hot weather to make it happen .
can you pretty please explain to me why you're cutting off the tips and the bases? I've eaten both of those pieces my entire life that's so much to waste heheh more than likely it's because it's what your customers prefer but thought i'd ask why :) so i know not at all to be rude
That is correct, they rather not have the base , the tips would probably be ok. Thanks for watching and commenting
Great video I'm in Mississippi And I started my okra a week ago indoor I'm trying to get a jump on the grow season this year
Nice ! You will definitely get a jump on it. Thanks for watching!
Your farm is looking real nice...what size is that land that you plant the okra on?
Why did you prune them?it make it easier to harvest or it make them much more productive?
ibrahima babou I think both! If you don’t prune them you would need to plant them 4 foot apart and the rows farther apart too. I didn’t prune a couple years ago and it was a jungle in there. Had a lot of insect problems too.Also all the energy goes straight to the okra and they grow faster. So yes I believe both! Hey thanks for watching and please check our all my other videos .
@@kfred ok thanks i Will plant my okra plants in 4 weeeks, have you ever tried Red Burgundy and jambalaya varieties?
ibrahima babou Funny you ask! I just planted some jambalaya! Didn’t come up very good! I hear it makes a lot
its considerd by some as the most productive okra variety, you will see, good luck for this year.
From north italy, me i have to trasplant my okra plants in few weeks, i dont do direct, it doesnt work for me, because my soil is poor.
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Great video! Thanks for posting it. We did okra for the first time this year at our house, just 4 plants but they did pretty well. Next year I want 40 plants. Do you prune all the lower leaves off? Maybe that would have helped my yield.
Thanks Jim ! I appreciate that! I usually do prune the lower leaves
Quite a garden you got Kendall. Really enjoyed myself watching this.
Thanks Wayne ! Appreciate you watching this one.
Your a man after my own heart. It's so much better when you grow your vegetables yourself, love your style keep it up!👍
Lol! Thank you! I appreciate your support!
You know your stuff man
Trevor Splawn Thanks Trevor!
Gumbo in the works for sure, Yum thanks great video
Thanks Jack!
Hi so i am from Bangladesh. I have agreeculture farm. But i like your process. So my friend i want make Agriculture farming from your country. But there is how to prosse .and there is law please can you give me information. So this is my UA-cam channel. Biswsas agro one
Hello everyone, what a great job Frederick did; Dear Frederick, I am looking for your help with buyers of fresh Okra there in America, we are producers in Tamaulipas, Mexico and the okra seed we plant is of quality, as well as the harvest is of export quality, I would love to talk to you and see the way to help us.
How haven't you cut a finger off? Okra doesn't need to be cut like that. I've grown it for years and like it whole. Sear in hot wok with a few drops of olive oil,fresh garlic and pink salt. So darn good. Mulch your okra deeply,water when needed. It will flourish in the heat. Best veggie ever!
Question? Why do you bother with the hilling?, Isn’t the same as tilling? I get 10’ okra in my raised beds in the backyard with Far less work
Hi Kendall, how much water did you put on your plants? Im in a ltemperate part of Australia but still want to have a go at it this season
Tim I didn’t water at all last year. It rained so much last year it really hurt my yield. Okra really likes it hot and dry.. I have my rows ready now and will be planting soon. Thanks for watching .Good luck!
@@kfred OK thanks for the reply. We get hot summers here but will be limited by the frosts until it really warms up. Enjoyed your video.
Man thats a lot of okra !!! Its gotta be picked every 2 days for 3 months in 100 degree Louisiana heat !!!
I'm new to the channel and have a injured puppy tonight that is crying. In between spurts of her bawling I think I will watch all your video's because it reminds me of home. subbed
Thank you so much! I appreciate that! Hope the puppy gets better
Your the ultimate self sustaining prepper. Great educational channel. Thank you
I see sweet corn I think of wildcat. Malt your Malt Your
You Barley Malt Rye . No Yeast needed .
Okra needs 70 nights and it will produce till the first frost yum yum get ya some
Kendall your videos are so awesome. We enjoy all of them.
We’re from St. Martinville, La I’m hoping you could put in the description where I could get a set of those row building plates on the two sides of your tiller. I need that. Thanks
Lol! Thanks Man! I bought the tractor with the plates on there already. Maybe I can do another video given dimensions. I appreciate you watching my videos.
Nice farm and field but okra,hominy and eel are on a short list of foods I just don't like.
Very great video.
Please what is the distance between the plants
Ken I know this is an older video but I have a question about your tiller . What is the spacing approximately between the metal where the all thread is ? I’m going to have to modify one like you . That’s an awesome idea brother 👊🏻👊🏻. I’m 58 and I’m about to start my own garden for first time . Man you inspired me . Watched the cabbage and okra videos . Great stuff . I read through all the comments so as to not bother you with questions about tiller . I was going to buy one . Now that I see it’s custom made I have to build one too . 👍🏻💪🏻💪🏻🎣
Well thank you so much! I will have to go put a tape measure on that. If you could send a email asking about the measurement. It may be hard to find this comment later. Kfishfred@gmail.com
Very nice. I loved the sound of harvest, the snap off the plant and the crunchy snip. cant wait for mine. Does anyone know how bad it is to grow okra close together? I have 4 plants in a 8 inch circle or maybe closer. Havent grown true leaves yet. Should I thin them probably ?
Thank you! I appreciate you watching! I usually give at least a foot apart.
Love okra raise it every yr but not as much as you lol
Why're you cutting the points off the okra? Those are my FAVORITE PART!!k What a waste
I will save them for you! Thanks for watching
How did you make the bedder on your tiller
Very nice garden, thanks for sharing. That's a handy dandy okra slicer !
Making me hungry on okra. Used to not eat it raw but I do now. Great video Kendall!
Thanks Gary!
Well done my friend, in Greece we pick them when they are 4 times smaller!! We don't eat them so big and we don't cut their backs and tips...
Plus we don't chop them in pieces, we boil them or cook them usually with chicken in tomato sauce whole unchoped.
Awesome! I also pick the small ones to cook whole. This variety stays tender even up to 10 inches. Thanks for watching and commenting
What is the name of this variety?
Thanks for sharing your vid
Wow what a nightmare way too tall.
Reminds me of my grand dad
pickled okra is the best !
More gardening videos would be great! Awesome channel!!!
Just a question ''most okra i no when it gets big its tuff is this a type thats not as tuff as say crimson or other brands some looked preaty big ''just asking trying to learn thanks for the info
This cow horn okra stays tender at 10” or more. Thanks for watching
@@kfred thanks for your reply 'i will have to try THAT kind 'i planted jambalya and it seem to just come to a halt it all came up good but it got to about 3 inches and seam to just stop dont no if its ben the cool nited and mornings maybe i hope it snaps out of it but it gets in the low 60's at nite and mornings thinking maybe thats it 'and the few rows of crimson doing the same thing thalt for sure it was warm enuff in west fl. For sure buy now ' and them jambalya sapose to be the cats meow they say but thanks again for your info ''have a blessed day
what does it taste like ?
The way they grow so fast and so tall remind me of a castor plant .
I hope your family is going to help you cut okra.
My wife did pick a couple times when I had to leave town.🤣Thanks for watching!
That’s a nice okra cutter, great video buddy
Beautiful rich soil! Brilliant! Cheers mates!!
Thanks! I appreciate you watching!
@@kfred My pleasure. I’m originally from Louisiana. Growing up, I got to do a lot of what you do but on a very small scale. I moved away many years ago and will be retiring in a few months. Watching your videos has truly made me home sick and wishing for that life again. Especially the food. Thank you so much for your videos. They are truly appreciated! All the best good sir. BTW I grew up in CenLa. fishing on lake Iatt and Nantachie.
Did you make the hipper row making attachment for your tiller? That’s nice. Like you’re videos, nice looking place you got there.
john rosenbaum Thanks John! I actually bought it like that. Yeah the guy I got it from came up with the idea. Works good !
@@kfred I make rows with a how, that would be a great time n effort saver. Is it made from rubber ?
john rosenbaum John it is 1/4 steel plate that was bent to get the right angle. It sure does save some time by making a row in one pass
Thank you, I'm going to try fab one for mine. Like your channel, I'm subscribed
john rosenbaum Awesome! I appreciate that very much! Thanks
My back hurts just watching!!!
Lol! Just think how mine feels 🤣Thanks for watching.
Great Video! Reminds me of the Bayou Gardener. Sure miss his videos. Hello from Vicksburg.
Thank you so much! I loved watching that guy. Thanks for watching.
Now u ready to make gumbo......that is the best cutter I ever saw ,, bar none,,,,,,well don brother,,,,,
Love that cutter! Thanks for watching!
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Did you put the cut okra straight in the freezer?
I usually smother down and then freeze. The okra I will fry later I put up raw.
Smother down?????@@kfred
I thought you said you has an awesome okra planter..lol. Then you're bending over planting. I thought I might go and read it again. That is a great cutter. Can you do carrots or cukes for pickles or beets. Can you adjust the width for the cuts? Gosh it would make my life so much easier.
Do you can anything? It's super easy. I can everything from beef, beef stew, broths, chicken, pork, pickles, bananas for banana bread, sausage, fruit syrups and all jellies and flour. I think my favorite is bread and butter pickles and relish.I ferment vegetables too they are great and good for your gut health. If you have ten minutes to mix up some salt water and cut some veg. you can ferment. I bake yeast bread and sourdoughs sprout and mill flour only half the time. It is very time consuming. I'm not even a prepper but could live a year with what I got going on it's even under all the beds.With all you grow and meat you hunt it would be a great thing if you could can some. if you have a lot of something and it might go bad.
It would be great if you could open a restaurant a farm to table type. With what you grow and hunt. I don't know what the restrictions are for the meat you hunt. I'm sure people have said that to you. It's a huge risk with the crazy that's going on now. Your pretty amazing. Oh and dang cute lol. I did see some girls here Yay! Have a great night
Lol! You covered a lot in this comment . You got me wondering what I said.🤣I might have to go back and watch myself. You probably could use the cutter on some other vegetables but you can’t adjust the width of the cut. I need to start canning more of my produce.Thanks again for watching and commenting.
@@kfred lol that was way to long, I'm sorry.
There won't ever be any grass growing under Ken's feet. Good job! Sorry for the bad growing season!
c richards Thanks! I appreciate that and thanks for watching .
Nice,,,, I did this a many of day with my dad,,,,,,
Man that ground seems hard
Not really. Thanks for watching!
My dad has the same slicer
Awesome! They work great! Thanks for watching
💯💯💯💯Phenomenal System and Method of harvesting Okra👊🏻👊🏻
Thanks man!
@@kfred your most welcome 👍🏻👍🏻
Where do you buy your seeds
I get them from a local feed store and I do dry my own seeds. Thanks for watching.
Hey Ken, Do you blanch your okra prior to freezing?
Yes! Thanks for watching
Great job 👍 I'll try this method.. now there is okra growing season here
Thank you! I appreciate that ! I just planted 13 rows of okra.
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Thank you! I appreciate you watching!
God bless your all efforts for farming. Great video.
Thank you! Appreciate you watching this one!
Nice work but you didn’t say how long should They stay and how many time does it need water how often thank you
Thanks! I usually just let Mother Nature take care of it. Okra can go a long time without water
Kendall Frederick ok thank you sir
You do everything don't you. Do you have any of those marshmallow trees? Must be tough with the frost loss this year
Lol! I do keep busy! I appreciate you watching this one
@@kfred Thank you for this video. I've never seen Okra on the bush. Are your larger than usual as the ones I see seem much smaller but they are usually prepared already, fried mostly. Very few place make it up my way
The more heat the better,,,,
What is the name of your attachment that hills? Tiller with a customization?
It is ! It’s some bend plate with a few bolts. Works good!
@@kfred can we get 2-3 pics up close?
Wow!!
Thanks for watching Josh!
This is some fine tilling here,, well done brother,,,,,
Thanks
How many okras can you plant in an acre?
Not real sure! Probably 6-7 thousand plants . Thanks for watching
Nice job Kendall!! Appreciate the video!
Brent Berard Thanks Brent!
You are a very smart man Mr.Kendall.
Lol! I wish! But thank you!
Yeah you did great man looks delicious
Thanks! I appreciate that!
This is awesome! Keep up the good work parrain!
Jacob Savoy Thanks Jacob! I appreciate that!
Nice video Kendall. Corn next?
cdevillier8002 Thanks Chris!
Awesome! God is good! What a great garden! Thanks Ken.
Thanks Kelly! Appreciate that!
Where did you get those plates on the back of your tiller
You got serious garden skills! 🤠
Thanks Joe ! I appreciate that! I overlooked this comment
Good Job !!! Love your videos
Terry Landry Thanks Terry!
Where can I get one of the cutters your using?
Call the number and he can hook you up. I do give the guys name with the number in the video. If you can’t read it good let me know and I will get it for you That thing works so good! Thanks for watching
Are do you mean the snipers That I just got at Walmart I think .
Kendall Frederick thanks, I went back and watched the cutting part. Guess I looked off for a second.....
Awesome video !!!
Dario Billiot Thanks Dario!
Amazing
Thank you!
Great video 👍🏽
Matthew Broussard Thanks Matt!
That is sooo cool 🥰
Thanks for watching and I appreciate the comment!
Bon travail Mon Ami.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great job man
Richard Segura Thanks Richard! I appreciate that!
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You didn't use any manures?
I just side dress with a little 13-13-13. Thanks for watching and commenting