I wish I had gotten the time to take a picture of the okra seeds after their soaking. We had to get them planted in a hurry prior to leaving on an out of town trip, so I skipped a step. They started rooting right away in the water/bleach solution. Who would have thought? I was hoping for at least one plant so that I could at least keep the seed going since I really didn't think that they would sprout being old seed.
I thought that I had read somewhere that okra does not transplant well so I had some peat pots in my potting shed and thought that I would try those since I couldn't get them directly into the garden.
Close ups of okra seedlings.I had my first harvest from my garden the other day. Radishes and beet greens. I radishes and beet greens in my salad last night and they were so good. My husband thought the beet greens tasted too much like beets themselves (he is not a lover of beets). I have a lot more thinning to do. I will have to be looking for other ways to use them also. I am wondering if they can be cooked like spinach. I can't see why not.
I found such an easy way to clean the greens. I put them in my salad spinner, ran water over them, and them spun them. No crunchy bits of dirt. :)
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I didn't get my last thinnings with little beets on them like that cooked. I was going to boil them, but didn't get it done. I did put the first little thinnings in some salads.
I hope your okra plants grow. That's a lot of plants. You'll have plenty to eat and freeze.
My Dad's family is fromm Alabama and okra was always one of my favorites. Southerners have the best vegetables!
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