How to Save Okra Seed

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Saving seeds is a vital part of every gardening season. Saving seeds for next year saves money but also ensures seed security for years to come. In this episode we discuss how to save okra seeds, one of the easier vegetables to save seeds from. Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com

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@Jay-tk7ib 4 года назад

I collect my okra seeds during the growing season. I let the pod grow large and become hard and dry, to the point where the seeds rattle inside. They come out a dark green, though they're dry. I still lay them up and dry them further. The okra I grew this year was from seeds that were 7 or 8 years old.

@rlopez18m 2 года назад

Hi! This is very good info for me because the last time I tried to harvest seeds, the seeds looked shriveled about a week later. I tossed them because I didn’t think they were good. How do you let the pod dry? Do you keep the okra on the vine then let us die like he did or do you pick it when it’s big then set it out on the counter to dry out?

@Jay-tk7ib 2 года назад

@@rlopez18m I usually let it dry on the stalk. The seeds inside will be green.

@bwayne40004 4 года назад

Yeah, I’ve got spring fever all right! Already bought some seed, waiting on the others to come in!

@Circely 4 года назад

Making me so excited to do my winter garden prep so that I can plan next year's seed needs! You've taught me so much in the last year that I know will make my garden so much more effective and produce so much more!

@wildedibles819 4 года назад

I really want to try okra and grow it... So seed saving is so cool thanks...

@wildedibles819 4 года назад

@IX eleven sounds cool... We live far up north but we do get hot dry summers... I'm good at watering and tending to the gardens every day... I grew egg plants this year and I didn't think they would grow up here.... I got some smaller ones but I do stick my plants close to each other... Do they like full sun or....rather have bit shade? I think there full sun from what I've seen on line...

@ktkdnt2912 4 года назад

Thank you for all your tips I have 2 green okra plants. I mostly grow in pots. Katie, Darwin Australia

@troytaylor1913 3 года назад

I tie a string to a pod marking it about mid-summer and let that one grow, then fry and eat the rest. If I don't mark the pods I want to save I end up cutting them by accident. Then after it frost and kills the plant I cut the stems near the roots then I hang them upside down letting them dry on the stem in a shed for a few weeks. I get fat perfectly dried seeds in every pod about 5-6mm wide.

@Sheywh12 4 года назад

Thanks I will throw my great big green spineless in the trash I thought I could dry it out in a laundry room or in the garage off the plant I will instead let the fall plant die back and do it this way for my seeds next year...Thanks Sheila Love your seeds 💯 percent germinate!!

@michellegreenspan2866 4 года назад

Bradford-family-okra is amazing.I have grown many types over the years . This one gets to be the largest with great production and less woodiness than any other okra.

@bradjohnson6359 4 года назад

The first two varieties I grew this year and I loved them.

@jameshutto3047 4 года назад

I bought something around 40 different seeds types from yall this year. Had 2 freezes and didnt get to eat even 1 plant. Ps love okra and it makes an awesome soup thickener that most wont even taste. I think people who dont like okra is just because of texture.

@sharonlynn3358 4 года назад

I've never grown okra because I've had it once and didnt not like it at all... but I always enjoy learning from you!

@seedwesow 2 года назад

Mmm, Okra. Saving my seeds for next year!

@jchny00 4 года назад

After growing okra this year for the 1st time, yum what a difference! I'm now hooked and really wish I had grown more. I tried 1 plant and it did fantastic. Next year I'm growing 10 so I have plenty for winter!

@chuckp3335 4 года назад

Great information and video.....keep up the great work

@ethanturner4406 4 года назад

Thank you for teaching us!

@christineseger6767 4 года назад

Hi, was wondering if my okra seeds are still viable. We got a good freeze (NYC) before the okra was fully dry on the stalk. I harvested the seeds anyway and am letting them dry on a plate indoors. What do you think?

@ornelamecani3443 4 года назад

When will orange Okra become available on MIgardner seed store?

@hueq.3676 4 года назад

As usual Luke, very educational 👏 even if ones not into okra 😆, learning to dry seeds are a must! Thx u once again! 👍

@camperjack2620 Год назад

If you're planning on saving seeds, you have to do something to prevent cross pollination. Okra comes in about 4 to 30 percent. The best way, is only one variety a year, but there are other ways. Definitely worth putting out another video to cover that.

@johnbarnett2932 4 года назад

Thank you. I enjoyed this lesson.

@gianna7256 10 месяцев назад

Hi thank you for your video would it be possible to have some of your different variety?

@kjrchannel1480 4 года назад

Am I the only one that noticed the squirrels at about 4:22 climb the tree behind him. I usually wait until the pods start to split. I usually grow Clemsen Spineless. I had a relative that never grew Okra before so they tried cooking it when it was woody. I had to tell them there error after they told me how woody they felt in their mouth.

@donnalarson8558 10 месяцев назад

I picked some before the frost that were still green...I didn't know better. Can I still save the seeds?

@SuesSecretGarden3 4 года назад

I love it. Thanks for sharing

@jackiehorsley9263 4 года назад

orange okra sounds like It would be a good one to grow I well definitely have to try It

@rileylucas3274 2 года назад

I waited until mine were like yours. Stalks dead and pods crispy. Well I didn't know that if it rains it would make the seeds actually sprout inside the pod. Are my seeds ruined?

@wendysgarden4283 4 года назад

i like the idea of saving seed more than the act. It's awfully fussy work in some veg and flowers. Eggplants were a pain this year, and borage was no fun. That's the same reason i prefer sugar snap peas to English peas--after 15 minutes of podding peas, i wonder why I grew this irksome plant that's only about my 30th favorite veg anyway!

@ahmadhasif979 4 года назад

Put okra in Curry, very nice owwyeah. Salam from Malaysia

@adamrogowski2748 2 года назад

I'm new to okra. Does the edible pod turn into the flower or does the flower turn I to the edible pod?

@TalkingThreadsMedia 4 года назад

Hi, Luke. Nice video. Thanks for the information about Jing Orange Okra. Will check out that one. Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA.

@nealross7646 Год назад

When you get ready to save seeds, and this goes for any plant, to you continue to water them and let nature take its course, or do you withhold water to force them to dry?

@gretchenalawneh6059 4 года назад

I am looking for okra seeds for a type of okra that is super small. I ate it in a stew in Jordan. It is maybe an inch in length. I cannot find it anywhere. Do you know of this variety or is it just picked really early? Thank you.

@johnreeves3380 3 года назад

Luke, any comments on if plant had been pollinated or if plant was an open pollinate ? An observation with Clemson Okra this time of year in October, the spines that are just beginning to split open on dried fruit are another good indicator that the pod is seed bearing-ripe for harvest

@goatkidmom 4 года назад

If you grew the okra varieties in the same garden, won't the varieties be crossed when you plant them next year?

@andreabirchard9110 3 года назад

Did you ever get an answer?

@goatkidmom 3 года назад

@@andreabirchard9110 I googled it. Okra can cross-pollinate, even though it is also self-fertile. So yeah, you have to grow only one kind in your garden or put bags over the flowers to prevent the bees from getting through. I'm sticking with the Clemson spineless. Who needs okra with spines anyway?

@andreabirchard9110 3 года назад

Hahaha, well I'm up here in zone 2 Canada, and I am going to give it a go in my 2021 summer garden! I've got seeds for the Clemson's Spinless and a dwarf variety because I think for my zone those are the best option. I did want to toss a burgundy in the mix for fun and I'm a compulsive seed saver so I'm happy there's a way to keep the true to variety! Hopefully we all like it since it's absolutely not a food we have here (you can get it in the frozen section no one I know does lol)! Something that prolific needs to at least be tried!

@goatkidmom 3 года назад

@@andreabirchard9110 Zone 2? Wow. I hope it works out for you. They like heat, you may have to start them indoors. I love okra, but my family doesn't. Maybe you should try some bagged okra first?

@andreabirchard9110 3 года назад

Oh I'll absolutely start them indoors and then grow them in the high tunnel throughout the summer for the extra heat! Don't be fooled by the zone 2, the season is short but the summer's can be unbearably hot, my only concern is that the heat might not be for a long enough period of the day! Worst case I loose a few square feet of garden space to a failed experiment! Definitely wouldn't be the first time! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

@briangreen256 3 года назад

I have a okra plant that looks dead but it has one pod at very top that is still green . Its huge! Twice the diameter of my thumb and its 6 inches long.

@joshmcguire8740 Год назад

How about storing them? Freezer?

@lindakaye4416 4 года назад

Have you ever tried White Velvet okra? Pods are tender 6 to 8 inches long. My favorite!

@Shelzbells 2 года назад

How do you stop your Okra from cross pollinating each other?

@lauralkelley7056 4 года назад

Could you do a guide on saving chamomile seeds?

@PetalsonthePavingSlabs 4 года назад

I should make an effort to grow some next year, it's been a long time since I had okra.

@AskBrett 3 года назад

I left my stalks out for months. Candy I use the seeds?

@CD-su2qh Год назад

My okra refused to die. I left them on the stalk for 2 months and the refused to dry out and now my Temps are at freezing at night. I was wanting to save my seeds but now what, they are still green after 2 months.... they are both 9-11 inches long....

@donnarichey144 4 года назад

You could put them in deyhydrator to dry them.

@ZE308AC 3 года назад

So can i just leave them to frost so they can turn extra crispy okra pods?

@CampfireKathy 4 года назад

So, in my ignorance, I clipped my 'saving seeds' off right before the polar vortex we got a week ago! They are on top of my refrigerator to dry....is there any hope❓❓❓Or should I just toss them? Maybe cut both ends off for air flow? I thought I was saving them from doom, lol 😂! By the way, the Texas Hill Country sound kinda like the Star of David! HELP‼️

@ZE308AC 3 года назад

Just give it a try it might work. Check out leadfarmer73 or lady Lead on youtube about saving okra seeds before they are ready.

@BasicPoke 3 года назад

Do those varieties cross-pollinate? Will you get the same variety from the seed?

@FreeAmerican-mm2my 2 года назад

They will cross pretty easy.

@mickiteoxon 4 года назад

That is my favorite okra :)

@amyk6028 Год назад

Wish the picture wasn’t so blurry & I could see the seeds

@nancyates9822 4 года назад

Hi Luke. Will y'all be getting kajari melon seeds?

@deborahtofflemire7727 4 года назад

Thanks but what happens if you get a frost befor they dry ? This happened to me this year with my green beans

@Jay-tk7ib 4 года назад

See my post. If you leave a few pods to grow, they'll get big and dry out long before the growing season ends. When you can shake the stalk and hear the seeds rattle, you know they're dry.

@pinecroft3771 4 года назад

Going to try and stop by the store this weekend! 👏

@pinecroft3771 4 года назад

Not open on Saturdays?!? 😭

@cqammaz53 4 года назад

I'm in Pa I thought okra is a southern plant that in our colder climate you can grow okra.

@theshoemeister2582 4 года назад

nice

@electso 4 года назад

Have you tried okra seed as a coffee substitute?

@jackelinemeter8914 4 года назад

4:25 some meat to go with that okra runnin up the tree

@fishconsin4763 4 года назад

Those okra won’t breed true because they were planted too close together which will result in cross-pollination. The resulting seed will produce a hybrid plant. I’m sure he doesn’t plant these and just needed to make a video for the day.