Anyone tried growing okra? I tried some seeds and they germinated well
in my propagator, but haven't grown after that. They are in a warm
polytunnel and most have gone yellow and died.
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David in Normandy.

On 13/06/2013 19:50, David in Normandy wrote:
Anyone tried growing okra? I tried some seeds and they germinated well
in my propagator, but haven't grown after that. They are in a warm
polytunnel and most have gone yellow and died.

Grew it in the early 90's, when I worked near Newbury.
Grew it rooted the soil, in a cold frame, once they reached a size the
cover was removed and they carried on with no protection, also grew
Aubergines the same way, and Salsify in the open garden.
David @ the damp side of Swansea Bay

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David Hill wrote:
On 13/06/2013 19:50, David in Normandy wrote:

Anyone tried growing okra? I tried some seeds and they germinated well
in my propagator, but haven't grown after that. They are in a warm
polytunnel and most have gone yellow and died.

Grew it in the early 90's, when I worked near Newbury.
Grew it rooted the soil, in a cold frame, once they reached a size the
cover was removed and they carried on with no protection, also grew
Aubergines the same way, and Salsify in the open garden.

Salsify is a UK native.

I have grown okra, and it did a lot better, but didn't flower
until the end of the season and produced nothing. I was very
disappointed, because I was weaned onto it!

My suspicion is that you have kept them too wet for the actual
temperature, but I have no evidence for that. It has been and
is a miserable year, and they like heat and humidity.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:50:25 +0200, David in Normandy
wrote:

Anyone tried growing okra? I tried some seeds and they germinated well
in my propagator, but haven't grown after that. They are in a warm
polytunnel and most have gone yellow and died.


Got a small number of plants in the greenhouse. Last year they
succumbed to mildew, but hey if you don't try...

Same happened to the Aubergines (Long Purple).

Regards
JonH

I've grown them and obtained a small crop, but that was indoors, in Kent.
You need to harvest young, smaller than the ones in the supermarket - they get a tough inner lining very quickly.

They seem to be like aubergines in their requirements, except much more so - if you can't guarantee a bumper crop of aubergines, you won't get okra. You need a hot summer and give them plenty of water.

having had 6 bad summers in a row, I don't even bother to sow okra now.

David in Normandy wrote:
Anyone tried growing okra? I tried some seeds and they germinated well
in my propagator, but haven't grown after that. They are in a warm
polytunnel and most have gone yellow and died.

Yep, grew it in the greenhouse, and it grew fine, but unspectacularly.

On 14/06/2013 17:52, wrote:
David in Normandy wrote:
Anyone tried growing okra? I tried some seeds and they germinated well
in my propagator, but haven't grown after that. They are in a warm
polytunnel and most have gone yellow and died.

Yep, grew it in the greenhouse, and it grew fine, but unspectacularly.


I've got three seedlings still alive in the polytunnel, they are just
holding their own but not growing. I won't bother with okra again.

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David in Normandy.