Name that plant
Details:
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Date Photo Taken
09 / 15 / 2016
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Season Photo Was Taken
Fall
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Region Photo Was Taken
Southeast
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City
Decatur
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State
Georgia
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Posted by
Walter Reeves
Notes:
My friend J. W. grows an amazing okra. The pods are short and fat but the plant is twelve feet tall! The pods snap off the stem rather than needing to be sliced and they are tender to eat. I canÕt find anything like it in catalogs. Do you have an idea?
Comments
Sam H Unregistered says:
Looks like Star of David. Cut through a pod and see if it matches the image in seed catalogs.
October 7th, 2016 at 11:03am
Amy W Unregistered says:
One year I grew an okra with short, fat pods on very tall plants, and the variety was called Louisiana Short. I wrote about it here: http://atlantaveggies.blogspot.com/2009/07/louisiana-short.html Could this be what your friend grew?
October 7th, 2016 at 9:46am
Jill Woodward Registered says:
Fits the description of an okra I grew this year- “Beck’s Big Buck (Snapping Okra)” from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange.
October 6th, 2016 at 10:19pm
Janie J. Unregistered says:
My Clemson Spineless plants grow that tall and the pods snap off. It is a fabulously high producing species.
October 6th, 2016 at 4:55pm
Nubbin Garner Unregistered says:
Look like Star of David I have grown in the past. Also in a red variety. Look in heirloom seeds. Just keep a few pods of fully mature okra and plant next year.
October 6th, 2016 at 3:31pm
Suzi Unregistered says:
Could it be Louisiana short pod? Certainly seems like Louisianans would know how to grow good okra!
October 6th, 2016 at 1:53pm
Jill Woodward Registered says:
Hi Walter! I met you at one of the Master Gardener classes this year~ I’m with Rockdale County MG. I grew what I think is the same okra this year- “Beck’s Big Buck,” from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange.
October 6th, 2016 at 12:34pm
Steve Apprentice says:
Why don’t you just ask your friend?
October 6th, 2016 at 12:23pm
Stephanie Green Thumb says:
This article: http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/heirloom-okra-plant-varieties-zewz1308zpit mentions an heirloom variety of giant okra called CowHorn, which may be similar to this plant. Daves Garden Plant Files says it grows to 10 feet and is available from Garden Harvest supply in Berne, Indiana
October 6th, 2016 at 10:14am