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Post by ottawagardener on Apr 9, 2009 7:53:04 GMT -5
I plan trying Okra as a container crop but I'll be growing it for the first time ever. Any tips?
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Apr 9, 2009 7:56:25 GMT -5
Same size container as you would use for a tomato. Black plastic is best as they are heat loving plants Whatever schedule I had for watering and fertilizing tomatoes and peppers (epsom salts and manure tea) is what the okra got. Enjoy your new flowers. They are a member of the hibiscus family and are absolutely bee-u-tiful to look at. And the gumbo ain't so bad either
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Post by ceara on Apr 9, 2009 8:35:40 GMT -5
I love Okra! Let us know how it goes.
You can slice them in star chunks, coat with egg and cornmeal and fry in shallow butter. Or the gumbo of course.
Probably the way I love okra best is pickled! The smaller ones are excellent pickled. Yum.
You growing the green or the red kind?
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Post by silverleaf on Apr 9, 2009 10:42:28 GMT -5
And curries of course, I've had some fantastic Indian dishes with okra.
Is it hard to grow? I'd love to have a go but never heard of anyone growing it in the UK.
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Post by ottawagardener on Apr 9, 2009 20:26:19 GMT -5
It's the red kind and from all this talk of recipes, I really hope it works out... getting hungry.
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Post by houseodessey on Apr 9, 2009 21:07:41 GMT -5
Don't forget to eat some raw. Very tasty. They are far less mucilangenus if they aren't cooked, although I like them in any form. Add some cayenne to that cornmeal when you fry them, if you like things a bit spicy. The red ones are beautiful and like blue said, the flowers are great.
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Post by ceara on Apr 10, 2009 7:07:20 GMT -5
My relatives in Texas always used to slice them and slightly freeze before doing the egg/cornmeal thing and they did not seem slimy to me. But then again I was 8 years old at the time and probably didn't care. hehe
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Post by houseodessey on Apr 10, 2009 10:53:07 GMT -5
Some people cut them long and they tend to be a bit slimy. I don't mind it at all but my mother hates it. I'll have to share the freezing trick with her. She cooks them until they are unrecognizable so she doesn't get the slime.
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