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| Texas Hill Country (top) and Clemson Spineless #80 (bottom) |
I've picked about a half dozen of both varieties this summer under that same aggressive picking philosophy, and haven't yet gotten an edible okra. Look at what's inside........nothing but seeds and seed case - no meat at all!
Am I picking too early? Garden too dry? Nutrients wrong? What the heck is going on with my anorexic okra?
2 comments:
1.5 - 2.5 inches max for harvested pods. Keep plants very wet and warm; stink bugs insidious enemy for draining interior juices.
All-knowing one
Yeah, I always pick the Clemsons under 3" and I heard that the Hill Country could go to 6", but they are so stout, who the hell would want an okra slice the size of a pickle slice?
I'm only watering 2-3x per week this summer (vs. 3-4x last summer), so that may be it. And then there's the stinkbugs, which are EVERYWHERE this year.
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