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Man grows 17 foot okra plant( Mitchell County, GA )
WALB TV 10 - Albany, GA ^
| 10/22/2005
| Elaine Armstrong
Posted on 10/22/2005 9:09:26 AM PDT by devane617
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To: devane617
Gee. I didn't know feet grew on okra plants - and 17 of them at that! Wow! - Mine are only growing okra pods.
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posted on
10/22/2005 9:47:58 AM PDT
by
Twinkie
(Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.)
To: Overtaxed
Plant 3 or 4 seeds in each hill, about 18 inches apart. When the tallest reaches about 6 inches, clip off at the soil line all but the fastest growing one (don't pull them out by the roots).
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posted on
10/22/2005 9:49:32 AM PDT
by
PhilipFreneau
("The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God." -- Psalms 14:1, 53:1)
To: devane617
OKRA-HOMA: Loved the stage play.
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posted on
10/22/2005 9:50:05 AM PDT
by
fish hawk
(I am only one, but I am not the only one.)
To: PhilipFreneau
Back in NC I used to plant them in groups of 3 in rows and then thin out the puniest 2.
I got relocated to KS and I'm thinking I'll try starting them indoors and then transplanting.
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posted on
10/22/2005 9:52:44 AM PDT
by
Overtaxed
(Everybody is welcome to my opinion.)
To: devane617
"I must be hungry! Your okra gumbo, jalapenos, cornbread, and sweet tea, sound like heaven!"Don't forget the fried yellow squash and fresh greenbeans and new potatoes and to top it off with southern fried chicken and milk gravy.
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posted on
10/22/2005 9:52:51 AM PDT
by
auggy
( http://www.wtv-zone.com/Mary/THISWILLMAKEYOUPROUD.HTML)
To: Overtaxed
Was just about to post the same thing...
Fresh fried okra. 17 feet of fresh fried okra. * drool *
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posted on
10/22/2005 9:58:24 AM PDT
by
kenth
(There were only a few thousand hippies marching, but it smelled like half a million.)
To: devane617
The 80 year old thought he'd just plant a few pots in the spring and get a few pods to eat, but he never expected them to grow to a whopping 17 feet tall.
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posted on
10/22/2005 10:04:09 AM PDT
by
pageonetoo
(You'll spot their posts soon enough!)
To: Overtaxed
>>>I'm thinking I'll try starting them indoors and then transplanting.<<<
I started tomato seeds early and transplanted them. But I never tried transplanting okra since it grew so robustly from seed. I wonder what the final results would be with half a row from okra transplants, and half planted later from seed after the ground warms sufficiently.
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posted on
10/22/2005 10:05:36 AM PDT
by
PhilipFreneau
("The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God." -- Psalms 14:1, 53:1)
To: devane617
" Henry remembers years ago growing some tobacco taller than his mules....
Who knew mules could grow tobacco?
To: devane617
That's nice, but I still hate okra. Fried, boiled, in gumbo, doesn't matter. It's nasty.
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posted on
10/22/2005 10:07:51 AM PDT
by
rdb3
(Have you ever stopped to think, but forgot to start again?)
To: PhilipFreneau
I'll have to try it both ways next spring.
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posted on
10/22/2005 10:08:56 AM PDT
by
Overtaxed
(Everybody is welcome to my opinion.)
To: rdb3
My dad has always referred to okra as 'axle grease'. I never used to like it but now enjoy it sometimes even though the consistency can be challenging at times and my dad's words always cross my mind.
Nam Vet
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posted on
10/22/2005 10:14:16 AM PDT
by
Nam Vet
("I was present at the birth of a political jihad.")
To: Nam Vet
My dad has always referred to okra as 'axle grease'.And my father to this day still says that after eating boiled okra, and you have to break wind, you better be careful because you don't know what's coming.
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posted on
10/22/2005 10:19:04 AM PDT
by
rdb3
(Have you ever stopped to think, but forgot to start again?)
To: devane617
Fried okra is slightly less repulsive than the stewed/boiled/steamed variants.
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posted on
10/22/2005 10:27:04 AM PDT
by
fso301
To: rdb3
...you better be careful because you don't know what's coming.eeeeewwwwwwwww!
My mom used to fry the stuff. I never got over the slime...
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posted on
10/22/2005 10:27:39 AM PDT
by
pageonetoo
(You'll spot their posts soon enough!)
To: rdb3
LOL. I guess okra is best cooked like beans. If ya cook 'em upside down, you'll belch. Tell your dad just to turn those lil suckers over. (unless, of course, he is extremely proud of his wind-breaking abilities as so many of our senior gentlemen seem to be)
Nam Vet
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posted on
10/22/2005 10:43:23 AM PDT
by
Nam Vet
("I was present at the birth of a political jihad.")
To: auggy; devane617; SwatTeam
Now ya'll STOP that. I have been on a 4 day fast (I am so hungry I could eat dog sh... errr, poop) and tomorrow is when I am going to eat. I was thinking just fried chicken, mashed taters, corn on the cob and fresh maters our of the garden, but now I HAVE to add some fried okra and buttermilk cornbread (I put some sour cream in it too)
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posted on
10/22/2005 10:49:54 AM PDT
by
gopheraj
To: rdb3
My GrandMa use to "roll" the Sweet Potatoes before cooking. he claimed you had to roll the farts out before cooking.
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