The much awaited
okra harvest has started. People often ask how we grow okra this far
north. Okra hates cold almost as much as basil, so that is a
ligitimate question.
The secret is to
start transplants early so you can get the plants big enough to
harvest of several months before frost. We have about six week until
frost.
The okra plants will
be about waiste high by then. I watched a Utube video last year where
a gardener down south was demonstrating how he picked his okra. He
would drive along with his golf cart and pick the okra at shoulder
height. Where they have a long frost free growing season the okra get
massive in size. These were about six feet tall.
The newer hybrids
grow larger pods without getting woody.
So if you like okra
take advantage of the 8 week growing season.
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