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Renda
Farmgirl in Training
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Marenda
Alabama
USA
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 Posted - Mar 02 2010 : 4:59:13 PM
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Shalom all, I have a question. Have anyone ever grown okra in a container from seed? If so please tell me how to do it, thank you.
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
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Posted - Mar 03 2010 : 04:01:53 AM
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I grow two kinds of okra each year......Clemson Spineless and Louisiana. I garden in raised beds but have not grown okra in a smaller container. I'm sure it could be done, though. The seeds need to be out 6 inches apart, so you'd need a container with a wide top to put enough seeds for pollination later.
The flowers are beautiful. Pick the okra when they are about finger size. Any larger and they're just too tough. BUT, you can let several get large, dry on the plant and save the seeds for next year.
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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Renda
Farmgirl in Training
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Marenda
Alabama
USA
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Posted - Mar 03 2010 : 12:53:01 PM
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Thank you Catherine, I will ask around for the clemson spineless seeds and try those, in Alabama they probably are not hard to find. Will have to look for a wide top container though maybe I can find one on a share board or around somewhere.
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2010 : 05:00:17 AM
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Marenda, you could make or buy some long flower box type planter. They are narrow and don't take up too much space. Just make sure you plant the seeds at least a foot apart because those plants can get wide and tall. You could get enuf in 2 4' palnters for yourself. And they go all summer. My sister does container gardening and she grows all kinds of things. You could even plant running beans to run up the okra stalks and there are your green beans, too. Then under the okra you could plant some squash. There's no telling what you could get on a small porch. And ya won't have far to go to get good food.
Kris
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Mar 05 2010 : 4:47:46 PM
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I do the same as Cajungal. I guess all of us Cajuns plant okra the same. LOL.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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