Hybrid West African okra-spineless-nematode resistant

[glen]

I have an abundance of this seed now. I can share them.  This variety of okra would be very useful to you if you live in Florida or a tropical climate.    I would be interested in a unique or rare variety of pole bean or bittermelon, especially if you believe it would thrive in the tropics. If you wish to learn more about this okra just go to my thread here on the fórum.  There is plenty of information and foto's there.      

[glen]

This variety of okra is A Caillie.  Very large variety.  These plants will grow until a cold snap kills em in Florida.  If you don't get a freeze these plants should keep on going.  Very nematode resistant however if you got em real bad it eventually will kill this variety of okra also.  I have this okra planted in a spot that is just full of nematodes right now and a couple of plants are beginning to succumb to them.  Some people complain that African okra is spiney.  This one is smooth as silk.  Less spiney than Clemson Spineless okra.  Worth trying in your Florida garden.

[sal]

I live in Cape Coral, Florida and if you still have seeds, I would like to get some. Do you accept Pay Pal?
Thanks
Sal
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[glen]

Sal, your seeds have been posted to today, 7-18-2018. They will reach you someday. We don't know when. The mail system here in Panama is not dependable. I have not had very much mail get lost permanently. Sometimes it takes months though to reach someone.

[sal]

Thanks Glen
I will let you know when I receive them.

[glen]

I still have some seed left. In fact, I think I have a lot left. There isn't much demand for this seed yet. This is because no one knows about it. I really have not pushed it. This variety of okra is still in the development stage. For now, I will give away the seeds to anyone who is curious about it and wishes to try it. This new open-pollenated hybrid is wonderful. So, if you are curious and wish to try something brand new, feel free to write me and request seed. I will send seed out until I run out of seed, or I run out of money for the postage, which ever happens first. So far, Sal is the only person that has requested seed. This add for free seed has been up for about 9 or 10 months. I will send a sample to Susanne in Melbourne Florida tomorrow. She is a market gardener in the Melbourne Florida area who is a friend of myself and my family for many many years. I am not sure if she wants some seed because she is just being nice. Or, if she really wants to try the new seed. We will see. If I can't get this seed out there. Its going to die off. Just another dead soldier. Hybrid African okra is too good to go out like that.

[glen]

Please click on the foto in the beginning of this thread to enlarge it. These plants are just beautiful. Look at that plant closely to see all the browned off pods inside the plant that are ready to cut. That plant is probably 7 or 8 feet tall at the very least. Gorgious.

[glen]

Sal just notified me that he received his seed. It took 2 weeks for the seed to reach him. Very fast.

[sal]

I planted a couple of seeds and if they germinate, I would like to see how they will perform in the Fall and Winter in Florida's 10b zone. The most seeds will be put inground in April 2019.

[glen]

Sal, down in your zone, you should have very good luck planting a fall planting of Hybrid African okra. I just spoke to Echo. Are you familiar with them? They are a Christian organization that has a seed bank and they provide seeds to farmers in third world country's. They are down there in your zone. They grow okra every year in the Fall and in the spring. They also grow a variety of okra that is close to the variety I sent you. I used their African okra in my breeding project. They will be getting seed this year from us and they will be trialing this seed as well in the Spring also. You should check out the foto's in the blog. Ron and George are growing this okra now and they shared foto's. Just beautiful. Anyways, if you grow a few specimans now, make sure and save seed. And, I am always interested in fotos. You are invited to share your foto's on the blog please. And, for sure, please visit the African okra thread down below and say hi. You will be one of the first people to trial this beautiful new line of okra.

[sal]

The seeds I planted have germinated and are about four inches tall. I planted them side by side to some Burgundy and some Red okra. Tha Hybrid African okra seedlings are less leggy and the stems are thicker than the others. I am impressed by how strong and healthy they look. Now waiting to see how productive they will be.
Glen, I live close to Echo (about 12 miles) and buy stuff from them regularly (I am halfway between the Gulf of Mexico and Echo), so if they will do well here they should do well at Echo too. I will keep you posted.

[glen]

Sal,I think its wonderful that you are trialing this okra. Now, just so you are advised, this is a hybrid okra. A cross between 2 different species of okra. This type of okra grows slow for the first 30 or 40 days but it is stout in appearance like you advise. It will stay short but the stalk will get fat and the leaves will be wide. This hybrid will want to branch quickly also as it is naturally a branchy okra. By the time 60 days comes around you will have a nice wide stout plant that is not so tall. The central stalk will bloom also. Production will continue during the third month but be slow. When 90 days passes the branches will be developed enough to start blooming and production will then increase astronomically. Now, this will depend of course on how much space you allowed the plants. If you allowed about 30 inches between plants that is enough and the branches should grow and be fully developed. Also, this hybrid okra is going to live far longer than those other A esculentus variety's you planted. And, be productive far longer as well. I am very happy to hear that you are one of the first to try this new hybrid. Thanx. And, its super cool that you are near Echo. By the way, my plants are about 4 months old now and are about 60 inches tall. I am picking okra every day now as we are getting more sun and better weather. I have 17 plants now and they all look the same. So, this year, I will save seed from all the plants and just mix the seed together. There will be an abundance of seed. Plenty to go around.

[glen]

Ok, I just posted another seed request. This time I am sending 100 seeds to Jackson in Malaysia. This is the first time seed has been sent to Malaysia. I have to hope for the best on this one. My mail service is hit or miss, no matter where I send seed, or where I receive mail from. I have to use the system though. Its better than nothing and indeed, it is at least affordable.  I am still interested in meeting people that are seriously interested in trialing this new Hybrid African Okra.  I still have seed left over I can send.  And, there will be new seed next year as I grow this okra every year and always have a lot of seed.

[glen]

I am having very good luck sending seed using the Panamanian mail system now. I just got an email that Suzanne in Florida got her seed. It only took about 3 weeks! She plans to plant seed tomorrow. I still have seed left if anyone else wishes me to send them some seed. The only thing I ask is for anyone who gets seed to let me know how the seed does for them. I want to know if they like the hybrid okra also. In Florida, it is still not too late to plant a fall okra patch. They plant okra twice each year over there.

[glen]

My plants are being allowed to produce seed now.  There will be a lot of seed saved so if you would like the opportunity to try the new variety of okra called AfricanoX, please contact me.