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Let's talk okra..........
Comments (93)@ cass062528, Most okra plants only bare one or maybe two pods per plant, every other day. I agree with LoneJack Zn 6a, KC, you'll need to plant more okra seeds if you can, or else you will be frustrated by the need to save pods over several day's harvest in order to accumulate enough pods to be useful. when I market garden, I plant my okra 9 inches apart, in a double row, staggering the the seeds, so they do not line up. It looks kind of like a saw tooth, or zig-zag pattern. That planting method yields about 1.8 pounds of okra per linear foot of row space over the course of the season. A 150' foot row bearing about 280 pounds of okra per season. My rows are spaced at least three feet apart, so I can squeeze down the middles to pick okra. In my market garden, I plant my rows five feet apart, so I can get a wheel barrow down the middles. This photo shows me standing between two rows that are five feet apart. This photo was taken early in the season, so the plants haven't filled in yet. By August, the leaves reach out and shake hands across the walkway. At that time, I bring out the corn knife to trim them back away from the walk way....See MoreOkra not producing
Comments (56)I CAN direct-seed okra if the soil is warm enough; but if we then get heavy rains (which often happens) germination can be slow and/or spotty. To get a decent yield, I use transplants: Jiffy 32's (with extra holes pinched into the bottoms), and 5-6 seeds per cell (more if older seed). The seeds germinate in 4-5 days, but may need to be misted several times a day to break out of their "helmets". After transplant & once the plants get established, I thin to the strongest 3-4 per cell. This enables me to get about 100 plants out of one tray... which I need, since we only have a few months of warm weather....See MoreFavorite okra recipes
Comments (8)Okra in tomato sauce is a classic summer side dish here (israel, the Middle East). That's how I make it: 2 pounds okra 1 pound fresh tomatoes large onion and/or couple garlic cloves 1 hot pepper 1/3 cup olive oil 1/2 cup water Lightly fry chopped onion + garlic + hot pepper in olive oil Add chopped tomatoes + salt, cover pot so that tomatoes produce as much juice as possible, stir occasionally. This takes about 5-8 minutes add okra (the smaller pods are - the better) and 1/2 cup water, bring to boil, turn down flame, cover, cook 20 minutes to 45 minutes, depending on how soft you like your okra. Goes very well with white rice. Can be served hot or cold. It wonderful cold. I think the flavours are more palpable this way....See MoreThe Fried Okra Follies
Comments (43)Annie, I can't tell from the ingredients you listed, and directions, just what type of okra dish you were trying for. I've never heard of a Gumbo dish that called for frying the chicken (or whatever other meat or seafood you might use) first. It does sound good, though. But to cut the sliminess of the okra, you need some sort of acid. Hence the tomatoes in Gumbo, and most other Cajun or Creole dishes that have okra in them. Another way I like to prepare it, is to steam it, over water, seasoned with lemon pepper. Or saute in a little butter, again with lemon pepper. As long as the okra stays whole, it will not be slimy, and if one of them does pop open, the lemon cuts the slime. When someone mentioned bacon grease, it brought to mind Grandma's favorite way to cook it. Fry diced bacon until crisp, remove from pan. Cut okra ainto about 1/2 inch pieces, shake in a bag with corn meal. Dump into the hot bacon grease. Stirring often, fry until done. (Tender, kind of brown & crispy) Add bacon back into it and stir, & serve. It's great....See Morejrslick (North Central Kansas, Zone 5B)
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