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Okra seed germination
Bought some Okra seeds yesterday and planted them in a heated propagator (22
Deg C) This morning all four seeds had germinated! Badger |
Okra seed germination
Little Badger wrote:
: Bought some Okra seeds yesterday and planted them in a : heated propagator (22 Deg C) : This morning all four seeds had germinated! Congratulations. Anyone know if you can grow seeds fresh out of Okra pods? -- __________ |im |yler http://timtyler.org/ |
Okra seed germination
"Tim Tyler" wrote in message ... Little Badger wrote: : Bought some Okra seeds yesterday and planted them in a : heated propagator (22 Deg C) : This morning all four seeds had germinated! Congratulations. Anyone know if you can grow seeds fresh out of Okra pods? -- __________ |im |yler http://timtyler.org/ Try it and see! Badger |
Okra seed germination
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Little Badger wrote: : "Tim Tyler" wrote in message ... : Anyone know if you can grow seeds fresh out of Okra pods? : Try it and see! I have done - but I don't know if there's any chance of success - i.e. whether I'm dealing with hybrid seed - or whether I'm doing it wrong. No matter - I'll probably buy some Okra seeds (from CN seeds) - /presumably/ they will sprout. -- __________ |im |yler http://timtyler.org/ |
Okra seed germination
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Little Badger wrote: "Tim Tyler" wrote in message ... Little Badger wrote: : Bought some Okra seeds yesterday and planted them in a : heated propagator (22 Deg C) : This morning all four seeds had germinated! Congratulations. Anyone know if you can grow seeds fresh out of Okra pods? Try it and see! It's scarcely worth the bother, actually. Okra sold as a vegetable is very unripe. All of mine succumbed to fungus/whatever during the cold spell that followed their germination. I lost a lot of subtropicals, and most of the others are only now beginning to recover - some probably won't. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Okra seed germination
Nick Maclaren wrote:
: Little Badger wrote: :"Tim Tyler" wrote in message ... : Little Badger wrote: : : Bought some Okra seeds yesterday and planted them in a : : heated propagator (22 Deg C) : : : This morning all four seeds had germinated! : : Congratulations. : : Anyone know if you can grow seeds fresh out of Okra pods? : :Try it and see! : It's scarcely worth the bother, actually. Okra sold as a vegetable : is very unripe. I've heard that Okra "reach 6 to 9 inches long, but are best harvested at 2-3 inches in length". Those are the fruit, of course. : All of mine succumbed to fungus/whatever during the cold spell that : followed their germination. I lost a lot of subtropicals, and most : of the others are only now beginning to recover - some probably : won't. Hmm - thanks for the advice. A pity - I was looking forward to trying growing them - now that I have found some seeds for sale. Knowing me, I'll probably give it a go anyway ;-) -- __________ |im |yler http://timtyler.org/ |
Okra seed germination
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"Tim Tyler" wrote in message ... Little Badger wrote: : Bought some Okra seeds yesterday and planted them in a : heated propagator (22 Deg C) : This morning all four seeds had germinated! Good luck. Probably stating the obvious but they'll do best in a greenhouse. I bought some seeds back from the West Indies a couple of years ago and had no trouble germinating them. The plants even grew to 4 foot plus, behind glass. In the meantime, I asked for advice in a US-based newsgroup. When they found out where I was trying to grow them (UK) they fell about laughing. After that, I was determined to succeed, just to show them. I got several beautiful flowers and about 2 Okra fruit in total... However, I tell myself that I'd imported seeds of a strain that wouldn't normally grow under our conditions. This year I have bought plants from a UK supplier and they are currently about 8 inches tall with 3 leaves each, in my greenhouse. Good luck to everyone who's trying! Colin ----- Replace the obvious with Bigfoot |
Okra seed germination
Okra likes lots of sun, warm weather, and can live without a lot of
watering. I live in the U.S. and cut it every 2 or 3 days during the peak season, and cut it about 3 inches long. It will get longer, and some are designed to get really long, but if you let them get too long, they wont be tender. Let a few pods dry on the plant for next years seeds. When they are dry, they start cracking open and dropping seeds. The trick is to catch them before they crack too much. Have fun. Dwayne "Little Badger" wrote in message ... "Tim Tyler" wrote in message ... Little Badger wrote: : Bought some Okra seeds yesterday and planted them in a : heated propagator (22 Deg C) : This morning all four seeds had germinated! Congratulations. Anyone know if you can grow seeds fresh out of Okra pods? -- __________ |im |yler http://timtyler.org/ Try it and see! Badger |
Okra seed germination
On 31 May 2003 10:09:39 GMT, Nick Maclaren wrote:
All of mine succumbed to fungus/whatever during the cold spell that followed their germination. I lost a lot of subtropicals, and most of the others are only now beginning to recover - some probably won't. Remember that okra is of African origin, and needs really hot weather to do well -- tropical weather, in fact. It's widely grown in the steamy summer climate of the American southeast -- think Louisiana gumbo. From what I understand of the British climate, okra would be a dead loss out of doors in the UK. It might do in a sunny greenhouse. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Okra seed germination
In article , Dwayne wrote:
Okra likes lots of sun, warm weather, and can live without a lot of watering. I live in the U.S. and cut it every 2 or 3 days during the peak season, and cut it about 3 inches long. It will get longer, and some are designed to get really long, but if you let them get too long, they wont be tender. Let a few pods dry on the plant for next years seeds. When they are dry, they start cracking open and dropping seeds. The trick is to catch them before they crack too much. If he achieves THAT in the UK, even growing them under glass, it will be pretty impressive! Remember that our sunlight starts dropping off HARD in 3 months' time :-( Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Okra seed germination
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Rodger Whitlock wrote: On 31 May 2003 10:09:39 GMT, Nick Maclaren wrote: All of mine succumbed to fungus/whatever during the cold spell that followed their germination. I lost a lot of subtropicals, and most of the others are only now beginning to recover - some probably won't. Remember that okra is of African origin, and needs really hot weather to do well -- tropical weather, in fact. It's widely grown in the steamy summer climate of the American southeast -- think Louisiana gumbo. Yes, I was weaned on it. Think The White Man's Grave :-) From what I understand of the British climate, okra would be a dead loss out of doors in the UK. It might do in a sunny greenhouse. This WAS in a sunny, south-facing, somewhat heated conservatory! Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Okra seed germination
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... In article , Dwayne wrote: Okra likes lots of sun, warm weather, and can live without a lot of watering. I live in the U.S. and cut it every 2 or 3 days during the peak season, and cut it about 3 inches long. It will get longer, and some are designed to get really long, but if you let them get too long, they wont be tender. Let a few pods dry on the plant for next years seeds. When they are dry, they start cracking open and dropping seeds. The trick is to catch them before they crack too much. If he achieves THAT in the UK, even growing them under glass, it will be pretty impressive! Remember that our sunlight starts dropping off HARD in 3 months' time :-( Regards, Nick Maclaren. I have grown Okra (in a greenhouse) a few times now and have always had a good crop! I first grew them when I was 11 years old in my mums greenhouse! I'll report back on how my plants are getting on! Badger |
Okra seed germination
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Okra seed germination
I've heard that Okra "reach 6 to 9 inches long, but are best harvested at
2-3 inches in length". Those are the fruit, of course. Okra ... Yeuch. In my opinion, one of the worst vegetables in existence! Horrible, slimy stuff however one cooks it. ;-} - h |
Okra seed germination
On Mon, 2 Jun 2003 09:49:54 +0100, H wrote:
I've heard that Okra "reach 6 to 9 inches long, but are best harvested at 2-3 inches in length". Those are the fruit, of course. Okra ... Yeuch. In my opinion, one of the worst vegetables in existence! Horrible, slimy stuff however one cooks it. ;-} But isn't that the whole point of eating okra, the ingestion of sliminess combined (if you are lucky) with the sensation of fine velvet? And the flavor really is quite pleasant, a subtle nuttiness unlike anything else I've tasted. I like it! -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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