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Post by woodeye on Jul 23, 2024 18:38:42 GMT -6
macmex, I planted 11 hills of Ultracross okra this year, it's a seed mixture of a whole bunch of varieties sold by the Utopian Seed Project. On top of that, I planted a minimum of 5 seeds per hill so I could pick the strongest seedling. It all came up good, some green varieties and some red varieties. I sure wish I knew exactly what variety each hill is but it is just a guess and may remain that way for who knows how long.
I "think" the green variety that has grown the fastest is Heavy Hitter okra, it's branching heavily but it has not produced a pod yet. The plant is 36" tall now & is getting close to the flower stage at 56 days from planting the seed. I think the red variety, at least one of them, is either a Bowling Red or a Aunt Hettie's. I harvested the first pod from it at day 40 from sowing date.
I plan to bag some of the blooms on the best green plant, and the best red plant. Hopefully as time goes by I'll be able to get a better idea of the exact varieties. Whatever the varieties are though, they all seem to like the conditions in the Iron Curtain this year.
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Post by chrysanthemum on Jul 23, 2024 20:26:36 GMT -6
That looks great, Woodeye. Is there a long red pod on the okra in the foreground? Congratulations.
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Post by woodeye on Jul 23, 2024 22:06:44 GMT -6
chrysanthemum,
Yes that is a red pod on the plant in the foreground of the picture. There is also a smaller pod on the same plant. When the flowers fall off the little pods are green, but by the second day they begin turning red. That particular red pod is no longer with us, it made the journey to my kitchen today and was included in my mini-crockpot which held 4.90 ounces of shelled cowpeas and a smoked pork chop. I forgot to take a picture of the little crock pot full of goodness, but trust me it was a fine meal. Larapin good!
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jang
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Post by jang on Jul 23, 2024 23:19:29 GMT -6
I’ve tried to grow okra this year in my polytunnel in England. It has been a pretty dismal failure. The plants are just sitting and sulking at about 6” tall except for one which is showing a bit more enthusiasm.
I’m interested that hills were mentioned.Do you grow okra on mounds?
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Post by woodeye on Jul 24, 2024 7:07:07 GMT -6
jang ,
Yes, I planted the okra in hills about 4 inches high this year. The okra seems to like the idea, but I haven't always planted okra in hills. Years ago I used a 2-wheel rolling seed planter to plant okra and cowpeas in furrows, then just thinned out the okra plants. Planting in hills, when taking into account the severe crusting problem that my soil has, has made it easier for me in all respects, I'll probably continue to do so next year...
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