Thank you so much for your video! I've got hydroponic systems a few weeks ago and I'm focusing mainly in growing okras. I wasn't sure if that was possible, due to the size of the plant, but you just prove that it is! I have around 6 plants growing right now and I cannot wait to see what is going to happen in the future. Again, thanks for the video! 😊
Thank you for sharing this experiment! Okra is my favorite to grow in my garden outdoors! Since I got my Aerogardens (I have 2), I usually start my Okra in the Aerogarden seed starter. One experiment that I did last year was start 2 large tomato plants (Marglobe) one in the Bounty and one in the seed starter. For the one in the seed starter, it did ok. For the one with the regular set up, after it got big, I transplanted into a pot that I kept in the shade to harden it off, then eventually transplanted it to my garden and it did so much better than the one I had in the seed starter. Your video inspired me to see if I can do the same with Okra and get a strong plant before it goes outside!
I think I may start my burgundy okras in my AG before the last frost then transfer to soil before moving them out to the garden. I love growing okra, but not enough to devote all that time and space to it in the AG. LOL - I don’t even eat okras; I just adore the plants.
Okra is one of my favorites but I can’t grow it outside where I live because I’m in a fairly mild climate. I will definitely be trying this in the near future. Thanks for sharing.
Same here. I have a narrow window for summer in my area and Okra is impossible to grow outside for me so I am really enjoying even a small harvest of okra coming out of Aerogarden. 😊
I haven’t thought about trying okra in the AeroGarden before. I kinda lost my AeroGarden mojo after getting spider mites. I’m sure I could grow things now, but I just haven’t.
Spider mites will drive you to tears. I got them anytime I grew mint in the AeroGarden. Eventually I asked myself why I was trying to grow mint inside when it was growing like a darn weed outside, even in snow. So after I trashed the mint, I washed the other plants that got secondary infestation and if the mites persisted, I trashed those too (tomatoes, & thyme), leaving only basil & parsley hanging on. I’m never growing mint indoors again, and if I see even the tiniest sign of mites on any hydroponic plant, it’s coming out before the mites can move to other plants. It’s not you. You just can’t win with those buggers.
When you are growing plants that need a lot of space, why don’t you start them on opposite sides of the unit so that you don’t have to disturb the roots by moving the pods away from each other? I’ve seen in other videos you start them close together then have to move them. There’s no benefit to starting them too close together.
It's not exactly about starting them close. The light on the edges is not great but it is very concentrated in the center. So, keeping the plants in the center helps the little seedlings leverage the light as much as possible and establish much faster. Once they are well established and get little bushy, I move them to edges.
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Thank you so much for your video! I've got hydroponic systems a few weeks ago and I'm focusing mainly in growing okras. I wasn't sure if that was possible, due to the size of the plant, but you just prove that it is! I have around 6 plants growing right now and I cannot wait to see what is going to happen in the future. Again, thanks for the video! 😊
I've been following you for a couple of months and I have bubba shorts just waiting to be planted in my system! You are a great teacher!!
Thank you for sharing this experiment! Okra is my favorite to grow in my garden outdoors! Since I got my Aerogardens (I have 2), I usually start my Okra in the Aerogarden seed starter. One experiment that I did last year was start 2 large tomato plants (Marglobe) one in the Bounty and one in the seed starter. For the one in the seed starter, it did ok. For the one with the regular set up, after it got big, I transplanted into a pot that I kept in the shade to harden it off, then eventually transplanted it to my garden and it did so much better than the one I had in the seed starter. Your video inspired me to see if I can do the same with Okra and get a strong plant before it goes outside!
I think I'll try this. Happy Aerogardening.
This is so funny. I started an okra plant in my hydroponic system & was just about to search a video up then I saw this on my feed
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Such beautiful flowers on okra..great experiment!
Wow, really interesting experiment !
Lets see if the total harvest will be worth the time & effort, in your estimation.
Awesome experiment ! 🌱 🌿
I think I may start my burgundy okras in my AG before the last frost then transfer to soil before moving them out to the garden. I love growing okra, but not enough to devote all that time and space to it in the AG. LOL - I don’t even eat okras; I just adore the plants.
Thanks, really interesting.
Okra is one of my favorites but I can’t grow it outside where I live because I’m in a fairly mild climate. I will definitely be trying this in the near future. Thanks for sharing.
Same here. I have a narrow window for summer in my area and Okra is impossible to grow outside for me so I am really enjoying even a small harvest of okra coming out of Aerogarden. 😊
I haven’t thought about trying okra in the AeroGarden before. I kinda lost my AeroGarden mojo after getting spider mites. I’m sure I could grow things now, but I just haven’t.
Spider mites will drive you to tears. I got them anytime I grew mint in the AeroGarden. Eventually I asked myself why I was trying to grow mint inside when it was growing like a darn weed outside, even in snow. So after I trashed the mint, I washed the other plants that got secondary infestation and if the mites persisted, I trashed those too (tomatoes, & thyme), leaving only basil & parsley hanging on. I’m never growing mint indoors again, and if I see even the tiniest sign of mites on any hydroponic plant, it’s coming out before the mites can move to other plants. It’s not you. You just can’t win with those buggers.
When you are growing plants that need a lot of space, why don’t you start them on opposite sides of the unit so that you don’t have to disturb the roots by moving the pods away from each other? I’ve seen in other videos you start them close together then have to move them. There’s no benefit to starting them too close together.
It's not exactly about starting them close. The light on the edges is not great but it is very concentrated in the center. So, keeping the plants in the center helps the little seedlings leverage the light as much as possible and establish much faster. Once they are well established and get little bushy, I move them to edges.