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Post by binnylou on Aug 16, 2019 16:06:47 GMT -5
pepperhead212, Is the aphid population related to a combo of temps and humidity? I don't see aphids, KOW. I have other stuff. 
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Post by lisaann on Aug 16, 2019 17:08:06 GMT -5
Same here. Now you see the pics from a few days ago, and nothing alarming, but tonight when I got home they are on the Clemson. Not one bug on the Little Lucy here. I would like to hear a scientific reason about this aphid crap! hahahhaha  My 2 okra pods that I marked to save are getting large. and not one bug on either pod. Actually, I only ever see aphids on the wilting flowers, not on any other part of the plant...……….SO, maybe the aphids only like the syrup leaking out of the flower as it dries up. The okra that comes after the flower dies, well, it doesn't have any bugs on it. I am making lasagna tomorrow and I am going to add some chopped okra to the sauce, along with some shredded carrots from the garden that are screaming at me to dig out of the ground. hahah |
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Post by pepperhead212 on Aug 16, 2019 19:19:31 GMT -5
pepperhead212, Is the aphid population related to a combo of temps and humidity? I don't see aphids, KOW. I have other stuff. The temps came down briefly - low to mid 80s, instead of 90s - and a couple of days in lower humidity, but now the humidity is up again. Maybe it was the brief "cool" wave that did it? |
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Post by lisaann on Sept 2, 2019 15:24:36 GMT -5
Wheelgarden, pepperhead212, lisaann, tom 🕊, I am still getting flowers and okra even though I left one grow for seed on 2 plants. There was concern that the plant would stop flowering. Mine are still flowering, but I was thinking maybe the plant does not notice that a pod is left on to mature, UNTIL the seeds actually mature! I am glad I saved a pod when I did. I think if I would have waited any longer, the pod would not mature. The 2 pods are not mature yet and the plant is still producing. Yep! My 2 cents tonight!
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Post by tom 🕊 on Sept 2, 2019 15:58:49 GMT -5
I am glad I saved a pod when I did. If Dorian picks it all, I'm going to wish I had saved seed too. |
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Post by pepperhead212 on Sept 2, 2019 17:13:00 GMT -5
lisaann I was thinking of saving an early od or two, to save seeds from Little Lucy, since I had no Emerald at all yet. However, somebody on another forum, when I asked about this possible problem, said that she had some, but not all, okras stop producing, when a pod was left on for saving, so I pulled it quickly. Turns out, that pod, which was on for maybe 2 weeks, was the only "tough" pod, so far, including a few that I thought I had left on too long! Most other varieties are fibrous, when left on over 4", some smaller. Here's today's harvest - getting this many, or close to it, now that it got warm again. I am going to have to look closely, to see which of each I want to save a pod or two from - some are larger, more branched, and more productive, which I what I want to save from.  Okra, 9-2. Getting 8 or 9 every day now, sometimes more, if nights are hotter. by pepperhead212, on Flickr
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Post by Wheelgarden on Sept 2, 2019 17:23:51 GMT -5
lisaann I've set aside a few nice pods of Emerald for seed, too, and still have a few new flowers and small pods. A few don't make it to the kitchen 'cause I like to munch on them. Came across some okra seed labled "Emerald Green Velvet"... the name reminded me of the enormous smooth pod Louisiana Green Velvet I used to grow. Got me to wondering if the Campbell's soup Emerald that I'm partial to is derived from or related to the Green Velvet. They are similar, though the Emerald is smaller. I'm going to try the new stuff along with my regular Emerald next year and look for difference. And eat them, regardless.
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Post by binnylou on Sept 13, 2019 21:09:27 GMT -5
It's birthday week at our house, so last night, hubby and I dined with our son at a local steakhouse. They had fried okra on the menu, and since none of us had tasted fried okra, I ordered a side of it as an appetizer. It arrived with ranch dipping sauce. It was okay, but I expected more flavor in the breading. I didn't find much flavor in the actual okra.
I might see if it's available in the frozen food dept. And try making my own breading. We might need to grow one. Maybe.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Sept 13, 2019 23:51:25 GMT -5
I just bagged the end of one of the branches of the best Little Lucy plant out there. It is one of the 3 tallest, and has 3 side branches, with a new one just forming. I'll watch for the blossoms inside, and maybe "buzz" the stem, to help the pollination. I'm still picking 8-10 per day, though the cool nights now are going to slow them down, for sure.
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Post by lisaann on Sept 16, 2019 17:50:43 GMT -5
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Post by pepperhead212 on Sept 16, 2019 18:02:30 GMT -5
What length have those gotten to, lisaann? I've never saved okra, so I don't know what I'm in for! I don't see anything starting under that stocking.  I blanched and more pints of okra today.  |
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Post by lisaann on Sept 16, 2019 18:27:23 GMT -5
pepperhead212 ,
I just measured:
11 inches for Little Lucy
10 inches for Clemson.
August 11th I tagged the pods that were probably already 5 days old. Not much older than that though.
Update to my post pepperhead212.
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Post by Wheelgarden on Sept 16, 2019 18:39:13 GMT -5
Mine (Emerald, of course) are yuuge, but the pods are still green and not splitting yet, so I have a little longer to wait.
I decided to save okra seeds this year because Emerald seems to be getting harder to find, and that's my go-to okra.
That Little Lucy is a must-have for next year, too.
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Post by tom 🕊 on Sept 16, 2019 18:42:17 GMT -5
I think they are ready to pluck I have stopped picking okra so the plants can run to seed. |
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Post by lisaann on Sept 17, 2019 17:56:04 GMT -5
binnylou, lisaann, pepperhead212, tom 🕊, Wheelgarden,Spineless Clemson is a beast. It's at least 7 feet tall and the trunk and branches will make a MESS in my mulched area when hubby has to dig them up. Can you imagine just how much soil will be disturbed when he yanks them out of the ground? hahahahha  100_3446 by shallon stryker, on Flickr
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