How and Why you should Prune your Okra

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[@adorafaye5886]

I'm African, almost every soup I cook has okra, I mean a bowlful each time and can never have too much of it. I grew up on okra in thick vegetable soup.

[@JCC_1975]

The more you pick, the more you get 💜

[@user-zl9ec8us1j]

GOD BLESS. FROM SURINAME.

[@michelleirby7587]

I love this guy‘s energy. I love his clear, concise communication. I’m growing okra for the first time this year, and this pruning video was incredibly helpful. Keep up the great videos, beautiful garden by the way.

[@TM-su8fw]

Very nice looking plants! Great seeing other couples enjoying the rewards of a garden together, like my wife and I.

[@brazilianredneck]

For sure a blessing video! I have been growing okras for about 5 years now and it is a great harvest every year. Now I'll start pruning the plants too. Thanks, be blessed!

[@zamanincube1368]

Watching from South Africa but grew up in Zimbabwe where Okra will grow on its own during the rain season amongst maize ,millet and sorghum,my point is that okra is really easy to grow as it can withstand hard conditions

[@JonyBuss]

Thanks beloved shalom

[@rosebrown5256]

Very easy. I didn't prune last year or the year before but did this year and my production has slowed

[@lifeiseverything9]

​@rosebrown5256 O OK does it mean that no need to prune it to avoid low harvest? Please thanks

[@theroyalcrane]

​@lifeiseverything9 you don't need to prune. I only prune so they don't shade other plants and grow taller than me. I don't want to use a ladder to harvest 😃

[@OneTakeTuber]

I do nothing to my okra but watch it grow 😂

[@FloridaGirl-]

I have to say! I think you have THE BEST garden out of anyone I watch ! Amazing! 🤗

[@humbleservantshomestead7974]

Thank you. To God be the glory.

[@Barbara-ps7ze]

Great job happy for u. ❤

[@docfuzzpersonalcollection5927]

Finally found a master okra producer! My Aunt Ivey (RIP) was from Kingston and we lived in Evanston Illinois ( won't trouble you the history), but Aunt Ivey came to visit after our part of the family had moved to Independence Kansas. She only wanted to see the farms...! Which was OK with me too, because the population was less than 20,000. I was not really interested in farms at that time, but I came from farmers, gardeners, taxi drivers, and horse/mule & trainers. Now I am starting to get the "garden part" right!

[@humbleservantshomestead7974]

Sounds like you come froma long line of great men and women! May the knowledge that you grew up around come back to you as you continue to develop your very own garden.

[@TheChrisBroussard]

Thanks for posting this video! We love okra here in the southern US, but it's not often in our grocery stores. I'm about to plant some okra this morning, now that I've seen your video. I will be sharing the harvest with low income families.

[@andiamador7156]

It doesn't have a good shelf life. Pick it, and then cook, pickle, or freeze on the same day ---- and that happens just about every single day with only a few plants. Every day if you have a bunch. It is expensive in the store too, when they do have it. Pick it young. That is when it is best -- not tough or fibrous. That's part of the reason that okra is expensive in the store --- short shelf life and loss. It is easy to grow. Grow some purple hulls or blackeyed peas in the same area. They like the same soils and conditions. They go good together too, as you know, being another Southerner. They are also very easy to save seed from them for next year.

[@TheChrisBroussard]

@@andiamador7156 Thanks Andi!

[@rosewood513]

I bought Red Okra this year so I can see it better. The green ones hide so well.. Okra is my favorite plant to grow. I live in the deep south and they love it here. Thank you nice video.

[@humbleservantshomestead7974]

How was your harvest of your red okra this year? We ordered seeds from online but the never arrived

[@doreenmangru3490]

Very informative thanks

[@clarkl4177]

I never liked the sliminess of okra😮 BUT once I began growing them, they endeared me to them 😂 they can be slow to start, struggle and look forelorn, but give them time! They'll do battle with the SLUGS 💪 they'll persevere in the HEAT 🥵 and chug away when water 💦 is hard to come by😊 Many people claim various plants are "so easy to grow" that I HAVEN'T had success with. Okra is a keeper ❤

[@ziggybender9125]

I have Okra, Ginger, Black Anise, and watermelons all growing together and they are all so easy to grow, can't wait to do it again next summer.

[@acolley2891]

At the end of okra season you can cut off the tops and use the okra canes to stake up fava beans in the fall/ early winter. But only do this if you have mild winters, zone 7+! (Favas take 100+ days to mature and will not tolerate heavy frost.) The canes will die but are very woõdy and they do not break

[@humbleservantshomestead7974]

I wish that were possible but our winters are so unpredictable. Although overall they have freezing cold weather. Great idea though

[@ItalianoDelSud7]

I have my habaneros and scotch bonnets growing so now going to use these tips to get some okro! Ty for the tips!

[@susanbeachum9179]

So good. Smart. Smart. I grew up kinda hardscrabble in NC. Nobody could rely on anything but rain. You do a perfect job talking about a plot you can manage. When you're doing an acre or so, things get different. Thank you for being you.

[@backwoodshomestead482]

My grandparents used to 'whip' their okra late season when it got really hot and the okra slowed down production. They used wild cane that grows along the bottoms. But, you can use any green sapling that's around 1/2" diameter. I don't know the science behind it, but it stimulates the plant to produce more. They whipped the bottom of the plants below the okra pods.

[@margaretbridgeman4152]

Blessings to you to .Thanks ,I was asking how to grow okra , but this is the best information I receive . I can now go on to plant my own okra .

[@kalinaharrison3080]

Love this! I’m harvesting okra for the first time now!

[@christachrista17]

This is my 2nd year growing okra. Other than peppers, it was the only thing that produced during our (unexpectedly early) extreme Texas heat last year. So this year, I put in a BUNCH, and I knew I spaced them a too close. But here you are, teaching me how to make it work and right on time. THANK YOU! & God bless you and yours!

[@humbleservantshomestead7974]

Glad you found the info useful family! Cheering for a plentiful harvest for you!

[@andiamador7156]

Yes, it was too hot last year (Texas, just NW of Houston). Plant some purple hull or blackeyed peas. They took the heat well just like my okra, and they taste good together. Both are fairly easy to grow and like the same soils and conditions. My purple hulls are coming along a little better than my okra is right now. We'll see if my okra picks up soon. It's been fairly cool. I had some indeterminate cherry tomatoes we put in pots last year. They made well early on before the heat set in. It was so hot that some couldn't ripen at midpoint (extreme extended heat prevents it). Then came those particular bugs that feed on tomatoes right on time. We threw all the sad tomatoes to my neighbor's chickens. We moved the cherry tomatoes to an area near and under some oak trees during the worst of it. But then when it cooled down, we got some more cherry tomatoes before the entire season ended. We had some larger tomatoes, but they didn't produce anything we could eat. Too hot to ripen. I have not yet had any success with peppers. I finally had some success with onions this year. I have had trouble with zucchini but got one so far this year. The plant is mostly male flowers. It is full and pretty though. lol. It has another one zucchini that will be ready soon. I have some cucumbers doing well and spaghetti squash that is similarly happy this year so far. We have some more tomatoes coming along well so far (same cherry and roma).

[@markm1514]

Last year was peppers and okra for our family in central Texas, too. This year I added a few crops to my summer garden: 1. Butter beans take the heat well, I have mine growing on poles connected by rope so they're easy to harvest and provide a little shade to the garden beds beneath. 2. I'm growing cuccuza gourds for the first time, they're very vigorous climbers and the vine borers leave them alone. Just two plants have given an abundance of squash that you can use just like zucchini, they get 2ft long in about 5-7 days from pollination. 3. Long beans, a type of vining cowpea from Asia. I've grown these before and they're slow to start but end up with 15'+ vines and thrive in hot humid weather. I was not impressed with the quality of the beans though so I'm growing another variety this year, "Thai soldier bean" with shorter, more tender pods.

[@mojisolaoguntimehin3260]

Thanks for your nice comment. Pls. I also live in Texas and started planting Okra just few months ago. It's been extremely hot but i always wet it every evening. Kindly tell me how long it takes for Okra to bring flower / fruit. Mine is over 4 months and just growing higher and higher but no flower talk less of fruit. Thanks .

[@lifeinthecountrysidehome]

Your Okra plants look very lush and green. Thanks for the info, I will definitely start pruning mine too. Blessings

[@aliciaokiegal]

I should be working and not watching your video's but I can't help it! haha! This evening I am going to prune mine as well. I only have 3 plants as this was my first time growing. Thanks to you both!

[@humbleservantshomestead7974]

Thank you very much for watching. I am happy to know that you are growing something.

[@generalsmith35]

Once I planted 14 okra plants and the neighbors sheep and goats eat the head of them. The plants each produced suckers and each sucker had okras on it. One plant had 7 suckers and the okra plant produced much. We even had to sell because the okra were about a foot long and still soft. Never had a okra yield like that

[@Shem19J]

Clear and to the point! Thanks, Humble Servants. Blessings!

[@user-wx7gw8vw4c]

This is very interesting! We actually space our Okro 1.5ft apart to allow for that bushiness. Each sucker will pruduce it's own fruit set. I'm curious what the labour savings and production increase would be if you space more plants closely like you have, put the extra work of pruning vs allowing for each plant to produce more fruit by giving more space but having the issue of having to take extra time to find the fruit that likes to hide. Would be interesting to compare!

[@penethia2]

I didn't know that. Going outside as soon as it cool down.😅 blessings to the family

[@humbleservantshomestead7974]

Thank you. Blessings to you as well.

[@mistycarter9809]

Growing for the 1st time this year, thanks for the tips! Have a blessed day ❤

[@user-gg1dw3si6c]

Im from oklahoma usa and i love okra.

[@ramboogreenhands]

My brother great knowledge your orka is grow Fantastic

[@humbleservantshomestead7974]

Thank you.

[@humbleservantshomestead7974]

Thank you.

[@LeeCook-oi4zy]

Now I'm hungry for some Oakrows. Fried up by my wife. Good video. I prime mine also. I have a secret, mine grow 9ft tall and give all sommer.

[@bytemuncher1]

I just harvested a few Oakrows.

[@rafika816]

Yes mine grow 9 ft tall, too. My 6'4" dad cut off the top 2 ft. Then the plants bushed and produced more flowers.

[@eduardochavacano]

They look very nice. ❤❤❤

[@SheEsq]

I didn't know!!! I have Okra trees here in Michigan. Took a long time to get hot but now few okra and they are 8' high! The flowers just drop with very few turning into okra. This is helpful - I love okra.

[@rajbeekie7124]

This reply is a bit late. If your plants are 8 feet tall and not producing I am guessing you have way too much nitrogen in the soil. If you did use manure, fertilizer, etc back off on the nitrogen. The soil could also be lacking potassium.

[@truetigertrue]

Excellent video. Third year growing okra in Toronto, Ontario. I use the front yard. It has no shade and my 20 okra plants are thriving. Time to prune..

[@JohnSmith-de3dn]

Beautiful okra patch!

[@byronbowers8635]

watching from northwest arkansas! good video man!

[@sccountrygirlhomesteadgard3516]

Great looking okra! I learned something new today, thanks!

[@humbleservantshomestead7974]

Thanks for watching I am happy that this video was very informational to you.

[@almettat5692]

This is my 1st year planting okra and tomorrow morning going out to prune and pull up some of the plants that are low to the ground! Thank you and thank you. I didn't know! Now I know.

[@humbleservantshomestead7974]

Thanks for stopping by the channel I am glad that this information was helpful to you.

[@CRHall-ud9mq]

Thank you🙂 Peace & blessings to you 🙏

[@namithahardey7878]

I planted a few okra plants a meter apart last season. I had a good harvest. 🙏🇿🇦❤

[@winbev11]

Farm look fresh as always, you doing a great job also camera lady doing well.

[@abiyah3176]

I needed this, I have a very bushy plant, and no okra.

[@paulaelves5179]

love seeing your produce every thing looks healthy,neat and tidy and you give the best advice thank you xx

[@bridgettewood1713]

Thank you for sharing! God bless.

[@gracenachalwe9396]

Thanks for the information. Its really helpful for us beginners in okra growing.

[@ThirdEyeTrader]

Thank you. Peace and blessings

[@DeminsFarmVlog]

Wow good good job ka farmer thank you for sharing this vedio and ideas watching from Philippines

[@Rita-iw7il]

Yes, you said clearly

[@lizdeal8899]

I desperately needed this!! THANK YOU FROM A SOUTHERN GIRL!! ❤❤

[@sleeplessinthecarolinas8118]

Your tutorial was very helpful! Thank you.

[@raygrant3560]

Thank you for the knowledge

[@freddieivory625]

Always enjoy your videos! Thank you for sharing

[@gloriasanders9616]

Good tips thank yall so much continue to grow together

[@reneewhite9852]

A lot of great tips. I didn't know that I should prune my okra. Thank you!

[@von40me]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.👌🏾

[@nanyangwemasheke6080]

Very insightful 👏

[@josefalawson3049]

Excellent tutorial, thank you.

[@lekgotlatgae5955]

i got so envious looking at them okra’s.. good job

[@d.h.morgan8193]

very helpful information--very clear.

[@user-dk6ce5pb6t]

Thanks for the info.

[@BlaiseVml-fj7yn]

Very excellent video .

[@nanpho80]

That's cool thank you for the tips

[@LawrenceLaura-zp2vk]

Love this bro

[@peterturpin520]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge on the homested. Love everything you guys are doing, bigup the queen, nuff love out of charlotte nc.

[@Growinggroceriesnc]

Thank you so much. I’m growing this year. Baby like come on shoot it’s hot, I love it

[@okskeeter278]

Nice garden! Enjoyed the video.

[@homeralbufera7068]

Thanks for sharing your informative video

[@Nour-uh9lm]

Thank you for sharing.

[@user-zl7wt7yd3v]

Thank you for useful information s.

[@user-iy5ij8mp6q]

Excellent video thank you so much God bless

[@worl1610]

Up mi G….always learning something from you…..Blessings 🙏🏽

[@josephinewright3341]

Thanks for the information.I just planted okra for the first time

[@ModernFrontiersman]

I grow okra every year over here in alabama. Its a great prepper food, as it is grows so much

[@chepindichepindi3328]

Congrats brother n sis

[@VettsClass]

Love growing my okra too 👩🏿‍🌾 #gullahgeechee #charlestonSC

[@farahreid4920]

That is good information

[@sabrinale4743]

Thank you!

[@disciplemike1]

nice work!

[@BestyetJourney]

THANK YOU XOXO ♥️

[@ronfontenot4534]

Bravo!

[@user-rq2sf1of9z]

thanks bro, from Fiji

[@JohnDoe-jn4ex]

Orka is the best !

[@JonyBuss]

Thanks beloved shalom YAH blessings

[@matthewbruce3716]

beautiful orka plants. what type of fertilzer do you use for okra?

[@Anne--Marie]

I'm jealous! How many okra plants do you have?

[@jstar1000]

If you have ants you have bugs on the bottom of the leaves and they eat their poop. Get rid of the bugs and the ants will leave them alone.

[@amandatoumasis9487]

I absolutely love your channel. Many blessings to your family. How do you guys preserve your okra harvest? I planted the red Alabama okra it's beautiful but no fruit yet.

[@humbleservantshomestead7974]

So one of the way how we preserve our okra is we pickle them and also freeze them as well.

[@DexterKing-gz6gs]

Amen 🙏

[@sunnysouth4u1]

You garden is beautiful and healthy. How do you spray or treat for insects?

[@charlesknatcal6214]

New to this channel where are you located? Great advice.

[@jamiebanegas8070]

What varieties of okra do you get? I have a burgundy one that does not always produce much. Yours look very productive

[@carolynstokes333]

Love love okra. They are plants that continue to give when you continuously harvest. All of your Garden is so beautiful. R those okra sticky and itchy. If so, where are your gloves and long sleeves. Peace and Blessings

[@humbleservantshomestead7974]

Yes they are give a lot and I am thank full . Yes they are sticky and itchy did not get a chance to get long sleeves or gloves.

[@peterdongyeng1647]

Please what type of okra seeds did you guys use and the plantings distance Thank you so much

[@judyewaldt1573]

I love okra, how big do you let them grow before harvesting?

[@onlinemusicuniversity4114]

Haha wifey, don’t miss a beat, tell him you messed up and also hurry up. Lol calm down 😅

[@RisingEdge111]

How many plants do you have there? They look a bit too close to each other. How far do you plant them apart? Thank you.

[@TroIIingThemSoftly]

If you let them bush out you'll get more. One plant produces more than enough for one or two people. You can space them a bit more and not prune them and get more yield.

[@devbachu7072]

Never thought has to prune it

[@lenjon7478]

How did you keep the okra plant small. My okra last year grew to be 2 m. High

[@PrettyLipsCo]

I'm a new subscriber and I love yalls videos. I just had a question. Is he saying oak rows or okra or both? I promise I'm not being rude lol.💚

[@JohnDoe-jn4ex]

A rose by any ather name, anyway he going to have a ton of O'crows.

[@RomeliaGomez-Calmell7934]

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