Pruning GIANT OKRA for a SECOND CROP!!

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  • Our okra plants are mammoth sized!! Recently we experimented by pruning the tops of our okra to get more prolific plants. We're getting great results! So today we're pruning our entire patch in hopes of getting a fresh Autumn crop. More to come!! :D
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  • @anniegaddis5240
    @anniegaddis5240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Actually, you should be cutting all of them just a couple inches above ground. Those upper stalks may give you 0-2 okra, but the rest just cuts the nutrients from what is trying to grow below.That new growth NEEDS those nutrients, because they will BOOM! How fun!

  • @DJ-ok5ov
    @DJ-ok5ov 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    33 feet and 1 inch seems to be the record okra plant. Love your videos.

  • @ColeenCarswell
    @ColeenCarswell ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I’m growing Texas Hill Country Red okra this year as an experiment (from Baker’s Creek Seeds) and so far it is 16 feet tall. I can’t reach the tops anymore so have just topped them off. Hoping they start growing back from the bottom. This is the most productive okra I’ve ever seen and the stems are super thick and strong. I live in San Antonio, Texas.

    • @lanetracarther7282
      @lanetracarther7282 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I live here in San Antonio too! I have four okra plants, and my tallest one is coming up on 6 feet. I have spineless okra, and I had considered topping off the tallest plant if it gets to where I can't reach. This is my first time growing produce, and my okra plants have been very successful!

    • @ColeenCarswell
      @ColeenCarswell ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@lanetracarther7282 I did top off several of my tallest okra plants and this caused the plants to branch more, thus producing even more okra. Wow, I didn’t expect that, so will do this every year going forward when they get too tall to bend easily for harvesting.

    • @BoogieMan2718
      @BoogieMan2718 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Try the motherland okra from Baker Creek. It gets crazy big and the pods are short and fat. Turned out very good for me here in Central Florida.

  • @blackpackhomesteadchrisand7337
    @blackpackhomesteadchrisand7337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Okra is the gift that keeps on giving. Good job!

  • @leishacoaltrain9804
    @leishacoaltrain9804 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So how did it turn out? I didn't see an update video.

  • @NancysFanciesDesign
    @NancysFanciesDesign 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I do my okra like this, and it does put out a lot of new okra close to the ground.

  • @doraw7766
    @doraw7766 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow. My okra is first crop to be very successful this hot Florida summer. But learning I can top it off pretty soon makes me happy that I found your video. No one else has mentioned it. Thank you.

    • @ashkajioni
      @ashkajioni 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Im in 10a SW FL and I recommend to everyone *SWEET POTATOS*. They love the florida summers and are pretty low maintenance to grow. The more tropical/wild the variety the better, those varietys seem to thrive in our extreme heat/moisture. I started slips from organic purple sweet potatos I bought at publix one year and they've been impossible to kill 😂

  • @paigegough6929
    @paigegough6929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The way you grow the okra so tall you could do a 3 sister's method and grow beans up them.

  • @olefosshaug5565
    @olefosshaug5565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just learned that you can overwinter okra and now I know that you should top then as well.
    Thanks for the video, TH-cam is fantastic!

  • @Sally-216
    @Sally-216 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Learn something new every day.
    Thank you.

  • @natashamalone337
    @natashamalone337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for posting this video I’m gonna try this method this weekend!!

  • @rickywhite1195
    @rickywhite1195 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Last year I had okra 15ft tall had to use a 8ft ladder to pick staks were 4in diameter use my 4x4 truck to pull out after the season

  • @senorablanco5812
    @senorablanco5812 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So thankful to come across this video. 1st time gardener and the okra came up Beautifully. Time to do some pruning. Thank U Kindly for video.

  • @pennyferguson708
    @pennyferguson708 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. I'll be looking out for the next one.

  • @seymourbernier5580
    @seymourbernier5580 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you, this was a great help.

  • @freedomgardens5685
    @freedomgardens5685 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have okra that’s over 14ft- thank you for this video!

  • @habibrana681
    @habibrana681 ปีที่แล้ว

    MA SHA ALLAH , cute daughter also helping you

  • @jenniferhall7073
    @jenniferhall7073 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the video and love your hair. I may have to do this, this year. Thank you

  • @josuebasiliovloginvestmentreal
    @josuebasiliovloginvestmentreal 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow amazing okra , a giant okra. Nice video mam thank you for sharing good content.

  • @theannecrossett7761
    @theannecrossett7761 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've loved okra since I was 4 1/2 (now 80) so always happy to see ways to keep okra producing 😎

  • @randyfesperman794
    @randyfesperman794 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Last year I had one okra plant that was 13' 6 6and a half inches tall. I've grown a few over 12' tall..

  • @richc3437
    @richc3437 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really cool video

  • @jerryspringer6411
    @jerryspringer6411 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those big green leaves at the top produce the most photosynthesis for the plant to absorb light and make energy aka fruit.

  • @margiemiguel8878
    @margiemiguel8878 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can you replant the stalk, I mean try to turn it into a new plant?

  • @Jomama02
    @Jomama02 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So great you will be getting another harvest! If you cut them even lower wouldn't they get all the nutrients they needed instead of it going up the stalk? That's what I do with tomatoes so why not okra?

  • @Kevin-fb4fp
    @Kevin-fb4fp 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    mine are 11 feet plus and we have to pull them over in order to pick the crop. so we plan to top them to try to get them back to a manageable hight

  • @mulonru2965
    @mulonru2965 ปีที่แล้ว

    I enjoyed the video

  • @deborahwagner9033
    @deborahwagner9033 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow nice

  • @sudarshanrijal3516
    @sudarshanrijal3516 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could you share what food items do you make or cook out of this Okra?

  • @lindy7742
    @lindy7742 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My okra branches out like that at each leaf node. I have so much okra in my freezer from previous years I only planted 6 plants this year. I like to eat it raw when the pods are 1 1/2-2 inches long. I don’t live anywhere near the Deep South and I thought okra was a heat lovin plant

  • @bibisalimaabdulla8374
    @bibisalimaabdulla8374 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those are some of the healthiest ochre trees you have. I am curious to know what brand of ochre seeds you planted. Thanks for sharing. Peace and blessings

    • @lourdesdoty7765
      @lourdesdoty7765 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      These were the Star of David okra. They are a great strain!

  • @perinekj
    @perinekj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tallest okra,was in the UK in 1993 was 33ft and 1 inch.

  • @kinchilaw
    @kinchilaw 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi can you tell me where are you? I'm in USA; just bought a pack of okra seed, call Go Gig, I wonder is it the one that you grow in your video? Love that little girl, she is so cute.

  • @adisanarula9081
    @adisanarula9081 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What's the spacing you're using for these okras?

  • @MrBendylaw
    @MrBendylaw 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Okra is a strong plant.

  • @revhbateman
    @revhbateman 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I grew some cowhorn okra that reached 13 feet tall

  • @NomadMechanic
    @NomadMechanic ปีที่แล้ว

    I cut mine about 6 inches from the ground and they do grow back

  • @gwenapger697
    @gwenapger697 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I enjoy your videos!! Are you still homeschooling Sunshine?

  • @marymusukwa3165
    @marymusukwa3165 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I need help can okra still do well after being hit by winter and has removed all the leaves

  • @charlescoker7752
    @charlescoker7752 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Have tried pruning. Some plants respond some do not.

  • @charlescoker7752
    @charlescoker7752 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video posted Sept 3. When did you actually top the okra?

  • @charmainemontgomery582
    @charmainemontgomery582 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, that’s tall 😳

  • @texasfoodforest8238
    @texasfoodforest8238 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Let them grow

  • @genbobcat5949
    @genbobcat5949 ปีที่แล้ว

    My best friends dad had the biggest ever

  • @jd_mian
    @jd_mian 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I haven't seen such a bitter gourd like lady finger in my Life here in south Asia

  • @harikrishnank913
    @harikrishnank913 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you mention the type,verity of your okra.pls

  • @emercamigla8521
    @emercamigla8521 ปีที่แล้ว

    WTF ARE YOU SERIOUS 😍

  • @RomeliaGomez-Calmell7934
    @RomeliaGomez-Calmell7934 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍

  • @marthahealon6910
    @marthahealon6910 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would love some of those seeds, where did you get them?

    • @HearthandDome
      @HearthandDome  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Star of David okra is an heirloom variety but it isn't rare. A simple search for "Star of David Okra Seeds" will give you several companies to choose from including Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. We highly recommend them!

  • @palwindersingh5943
    @palwindersingh5943 ปีที่แล้ว

    14 foot 6” okra plant

  • @growingskyes5327
    @growingskyes5327 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I did this to my okra plants last year In Texas zone 8A, after watching this video, and it severely cut my yield down. The results were very disappointing. The plants that I didn't prune this way kept on producing abundantly. The plants I pruned I only received a few okra from a whole 15ft row. I did the pruning in the beginning September.
    This comment is just to add to the information pool. If you are in my area proceed with caution.

    • @lourdesdoty7765
      @lourdesdoty7765 ปีที่แล้ว

      It depends on what your tempatures are like and how many warm weeks you still have where you live prior to the weather turning colder. This woman lives where it is tropical, I believe. Cutting them back, does work and gives the plants a boost.

  • @az21an
    @az21an 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What is the name of this giant okra

    • @sab428
      @sab428 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Star of David

  • @DonaldHooks-qt5oh
    @DonaldHooks-qt5oh 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How tall is the record

  • @monicasmith9215
    @monicasmith9215 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    2023 19 August

  • @kmjayasree5521
    @kmjayasree5521 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Then what the total life span of okra plant?

  • @user-uy9lx7yu2m
    @user-uy9lx7yu2m ปีที่แล้ว

    سيدتي المحترمة يمكن أن حني النبات بدرجه كبيره بدون قطعه لكي تنموا من جديد

  • @Skwerm87
    @Skwerm87 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    16 ft is tallest

  • @rayjack
    @rayjack ปีที่แล้ว

    there is no point in growing them tall. Then you need ladder to harvest veg.

  • @Mo-wh5nu
    @Mo-wh5nu หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why does everything have to be an experiment