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Post by daylilydude on May 13, 2017 19:11:33 GMT -5
For those who have grown any of the red varieties of okra, do they retain their red color when cooked or do they turn green the way purple snap beans do?
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Post by pepperhead212 on May 14, 2017 0:15:29 GMT -5
Burgundy kept its color, but it was not productive at all.
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Post by paulf on May 14, 2017 9:45:20 GMT -5
Another good one for the compost pile.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on May 16, 2017 13:06:29 GMT -5
Actually, Burgundy did okay for me. But Emerald (a green variety) was definitely more productive.
I have seeds for Jing Orange to try sometime.
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Post by tomato on Jul 4, 2017 1:07:08 GMT -5
Grow the Jing Orange. It is a decent flavored productive okra for frying. Like most plants with high anthocyanin levels, it tends to turn black or dark green when cooked.
The only other red okra I've grown and enjoyed was Red River. I rated it decent but not exceptional.
In green okra, I'm partial to Granny Franklin because it can be fixed 4 different ways. Very few varieties of okra are as versatile. It can be fried, baked, boiled, and pickled.
My personal favorite okra is a strain of Cowhorn that I have maintained for 30 years. It gets up to 15 feet tall and typically produces 150 to 250 pods per plant. I am growing it beside Lee - which is a short internode okra - this year so I can make a few crosses and perhaps shorten the Cowhorn while retaining or increasing productivity.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jul 6, 2017 15:47:42 GMT -5
Wow, a 15 foot okra plant that makes 150-250 pods? I'd need just one of those...and a nice tall ladder.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2017 12:29:33 GMT -5
That is a tall okra.
As far as the burgundy, it's done well enough to suit me, but it likes the hot dry weather as does the Jing Orange. Some of the green ones are wonderful on the grill, too. I usually give the pod a slit and soak them in some italian dressing ( bottled) and then grill them until tender. They are really good this way.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jul 20, 2017 13:50:44 GMT -5
I know it's late, but I just sowed some Jing Orange yesterday. It won't have time to grow into really huge plants, but it should produce some before the weather gets too cool.
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Post by reubent on Aug 3, 2017 20:00:53 GMT -5
jing orange is my favorite red. My brother is growing 16" long pod, super productive green and it gets a foot long while still tender. 2 years ago I had 2 volunteer plants of green okra that got moderatly tall and had large pods. Don't know what they came from since I hadn't planted anything like it. One was near the Jing rows but the other was way over in a pepper row. Last year I planted some of the seed from it and those plants went huge, easily 15 ft and massive production. But this year I didn't plant any more of that, just the Jing. Probably put some in next year.
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