OKRA?

well, i did the old sow and go in april. many plants didn't make it through all the rain I thought some okra did. last week three plants shot up to 8 feet and blossomed.. I don't think it's okra.

small yellow blossoms and large leaves.

could a radish ...nah...

Bush bean... i did plant some, but thought they all wilted

Could you post a closer, bigger pic? It almost looks like a runner bean of some sort.

I'll be able to get one tomarrow.. the thing was nice at four feet, than it rained and grew to 8 feet tall. I did plant bush beans, from burpee that I thought I lost due to the soggy spring, I will try to find out what they were..

I planted bean - heavyweight in the area. could that be them?

I'm not sure what you've got. It's not okra - here's what my okra looks like.

8 ft tall! probably a weed, Definitely not okra or a bean.

That's what I thought.. I mist have lost the okra. I will replant okra.. I think there is enough time. I will wait to see another few days to figure it out.. could it be the biggest weed I ever met? 8 ft in 45 days?

Well. Every year something happens and i wish I labelled the plants. How tall will a radish get? the leaves are similer

3-4 ft when seeding, but most have white blossoms.

What kind of radish grows to 3-4 ft??!! Mine have been 4-6 inches.

When it bolts the seed heads will shoot up 2-4 ft depending on cultivar. Winter radishes being the taller number. Usable radishes will be 4-10, 12 inches depending on cultivar. Daikon types being the latter.

Here's my radish that I'm letting go to seed. This was taken a few days ago.

Cherry Belle, about 2.5' tall

I don't have a real good camera, I pulled two of the four to see if anything happens. and replant okra. Last year was the first time I tried. I received a bag of seeds late july and managed a few okra before the frost. I will sprout some and seed some in a mini greenhouse to see how quickly I can catch up. days are 80 nights are 65, Does anyone have a good recipe for soil or specific growing ideas to get them moving quicker than average. I will probably transplant onto hills. Most likely with MG to make up time. I am generaly a composter so and go gardener. all I have is 10-10-10 for the spring thaw..

jjconcepts, I think you're causing yourself problems by making it too complicated. This time of year there's no need to start okra in a greenhouse and transplant it. Doing that would just cause a delay while the plants recover from the transplant.

Also, if you've got decent garden soil there's no need to fertilize at this time. Sprouting seeds don't need fertilizer, and doing that may cause problems. If you want to give them some MG after they're growing, that's OK.

I think okra in hills would be difficult to take care of, it works a lot easier in a row. I'd simply clear the area, plant an okra seed about 1/2" deep every 4 inches, and keep the soil moist. Okra likes heat, and in the summertime it'll sprout quickly. After it's 2" or 3" tall you can transplant to fill in the row with the proper spacing - the plants should be about 12" apart. Here's what my okra looks like now, it's the row in the middle between the 'cukes and the beans.

so there may be time? I am only concerned because I love okra, and it's hard to get in the northeast. last year I started them late july and frost came in late sept. I had a few at 2-3" at that time and it stopped producing. I have maintained great soil, and drop some seeds in today hopefully it will warm up enough for them to grow. temps here are 5-10 deg. below normal. 75 during the day and 65's at night.

thanks for the tips, i am not the one for complicated, but WILL have fresh okra this rear.

thanks
-joe-

I think there's still time for you to harvest okra through the month of September, and the frost may hold off this time and you may get some in early October, too.

My okra was planted direct into the ground in the first week of May, and I'm getting the first pods now. That's two months, so if you plant now you should start getting okra the first week of September.

I'll plant today, we're expecting rain all weekend.. tough for fireworks though.

thanks
-joe-

Hey, Ya'll
I have okra seedlings that are about 6" tall and ready to go outside this weekend.

Question is: How deep do I plant the seedlings?

They're just getting a 2nd set of leaves.

Linda

Gymgirl, If they are in cups just plant to that depth. Otherwise, about 2 inchs. Deep enough to be sturty.