Should You Prune or "Whoop" Your Okra Plants?
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- čas přidán 24. 09. 2018
- On this week's Two-Minute Tip, we talk about pruning and "whooping" okra? Does it work? Is it worth the time?
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I like it how your tips are only two minutes and not rambling
Okra is self pollinating.. whooping helps ensure each bloom gets pollinated..
When I was a kid we took a stick and knocked off the bottom tiers of leaves.. like he said that makes it easier to see and reach the Okra pods.. but it also served to shake the plant and help pollinate the open blooms
I always cut the leaf off when i cut the okra pod above it. My dad always said let the growth go to the next pod of okra that leaf serves no purpose anymore so dont let it rob the next pod of vital nutrition.
That would make it easy.
I am first time home Gardner ( trying to be) I live in Waterford CT. Your video very informative. Thanks for making this video. Respect from CT.❤
So nice of you
Love how much can learn from your two minute videos
Travis when my pop whooped me I seemed to do better!
Haha!
These are so tall! This is our first year growing okra and we based it off another video about growing it in pots. We planted ours in rows in the ground so it will probably grow big like yours! We are based in Los Angeles 👍
Hope you have a great okra crop this year!
I like to pruning if nothing else but for the ease of harvest. The less I have to touch of the plant to harvest the better. Makes me itch like made!
Long sleeves and gloves keep the okra itch away!
I prune but have never topped, do you top?
@Jeff/great comment
i never topped out okra but being older now (back) included Lol
Ive sure thought about it! just never knew anyone that did that.
have a great day. look up and Live!
I did in the same way and got good results
When we lived in Belize I was told to “shame” my Mango tree so it would produce. I was to take a stick and beat it on June 17th. I did that but we moved before I could see if it worked.
Never heard of such until this year. I will try next year
Let us know how you it works for you!
How’d it go?
I live in Philippines, never before had a okra plant until I moved into this house. It yields very well and I like the tip on removing leaves as they seem to be giving me a skin rash when I bump into them as the plant is right up next to a papaya & a little crowded. I have many allergies and NOW discovering that okra leaves may be giving me the itchies. BTW- nice vid...............
Some folks are allergic and will need to wear long sleeves. Pruning the lateral stems will definitely help to reduce contact with the leaves.
@@gardeningwithhoss T/y for the reply hoss boss man. I lived 25 yrs in south florida & never ate mango, papaya,okra but often do now. Starting to get a caterpillar outbreak here some & hope it ends soon. Another concern for my allergies.
When I was young we grew Okra commercially.. If you're picking a lot of Okra I recommend long sleeves and gloves
FANTABULOUS VIDEO
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When you prune the okra as shown and drought strikes, you'll wish you hadn't pruned it! Those limbs and leaves your ripping off are water storage that's used to sustain the plants during drought. I don't irrigate so I don't prune!
We have sub-surface drip irrigation under the plants, so we can give them all the water they need.
Yes I know, my comment was for those who don't use drip tape or other types of irrigation.
Well I irrigate,so it's feasible for me to prune, to each their own,good luck with gardening.
@@FreeAmerican I don't really water my okra either unless it hadn't rain in a while, okra loves the heat and can stand a lil drought.
Can you save the seed? I know you can't save hybrids from other plants, but I was wondering about the Jumbalya verity.
yes
@hoss tools should the tops be cut off once they reach a particular height to encourage growth at the bottom? Also curious if I grow in a small grow bag, will the roots make its way into the soil underneath (which is fine for me) I just didn’t really want to invest in larger bags and more potting mix but wanted a “raised bed” effect without building one. Would love your thoughts!
We do not top ours. We do have a variety we grew in a grow bag last year that did well.
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@@gardeningwithhoss thank you!
A grower in Singapore prune the growing tip at 6 inches tall. To make the plant make more limbs. You considered doing that?
We actually like less limbs because it makes it easier to harvest. Video coming soon on that.
I wear long sleeves and gloves because one touch of the plant causes much itching, even after washing.
It bothers me sometimes, and other time it doesn't. Seems to be worse if it's really hot outside.
Thanks for this video.
I originally posted this as a reply to George Baker's helpful reply, but I thought I should put it here too:
Other plants bush out and produce more side shoots and flowers when the top is removed. (Thinking of basil, broccoli, peppers etc, along with many decorative plants and flowers)
I wondered if okra would do the same. I wish I had thought of this a couple months ago and tried it on some of my plants. I'll have to wait till next year.
I only remove leaves when they look bad. The more photosynthesis the more energy (food) to the plant. Each leaf is a solar panel. Okra likes lots of sun for a reason. Removing leaves seems counterproductive. Though harvesting would be a little less itchy with a few less leaves. Long sleeves solve that problem as another commenter mentioned.
Whooping sounds like an old wive's tale. I believe some types of plants do tend to bloom more when stressed, but by heat and letting the soil dry out more between waterings. Spanking the plant seems to miss the mark.
I've read that there is a hormone released when young plants sway in the breeze or are moved in a way that stimulates wind. The hormone produces stockier stems and trunks, so they are less leggy and hold up to rough weather better later. Supposedly works on tomato seedlings, peppers, small trees and so on. For this reason some plant specialists say not to stake young trees. I'd rather do that than just "whoop" the plants.
Next year I'll probably nip off the central tip of some plants before they start to produce flower buds rather than cut the plants in half as another helpful commenter mentioned, which I think would work too, but might stunt growth temporarily that late in the season. Nipping the tips earlier in the growth cycle might accomplish the same thing but with less stunting.
By the way, I also appreciate your shorter, get-to-point videos, as others have already noted. You ramble less than I do 😂
Thanks again
Another question, have I not read where ingenious cultures mixed peas in with their okra? It would help to keep the peas out of the mud
Could see where that would work if you lived in area where soil drainage was an issue. Have heard of people using corn stalks as a pole bean trellis as well.
with the coming grand solar minimum we are heading into you can expect cooler, darker wetter days
It's been a long summer. We could stand some cooler days.
if you check the actual numbers you will find that it was a 'cooler' than normal summer.
Indeed it was. It never really got above 95 here. But cooler fall temps seem to be delayed a little.
Same rationale as pruning tomatoes. It forces the plant to put more energy into the fruit than the leaves.
Is it ok wi have two stalks of Clemson Spineless grown together in each hill? they are over 18" tall now but touch each other. Should I cut one back to one stalk or will it be OK?
I would remove one, just because I don't like to fight through a bunch of foliage to harvest. But if you don't mind that, it would probably be fine to leave them.
We have green grilled zucchini squash and have several and plants are big but have stopped producing. Any suggestions on why? They are healthy with no bugs or worms just can’t figure out why no more squash. Help please
My grandmother used to whoop the peas if htey were too green or as she called them rank..
Interesting. Never heard that one before!
Try grafting the side stems into the neighbor plant
Going in there and yanking off that many leaves at once on each plant won't put them in shock?
Not okra. They are tough.
Cut the tops off one row next time and let the lateral growth grow just for grins .
“But Pa , I don’t wanna go whoop the okry” , “boy if you don’t go whoop that okry” .. and the boy runs out the kitchen and whoops the okry
Can you top the Okra plant cut it back
Yes. If you want the plants to be shorter and more bushy, you can top them.
Have you ever heard of topping it? Not right away but after it gets tall
Have heard of it, but do not practice it.
🙂
Did you top your okra?
We don't top it. We succession plant three rounds of okra per year -- spring, summer and fall. That way when it gets too tall to harvest, we can just move to the next round of planting.
These okras have thin leaves
Please why are my okro not fruiing
It could be not enough water or nutrients. Also must be in full sun. Needs a fertilizer with more phosphorus than nitrogen.
Me i know why no grass on the ground your okra ?
Me i know
If what is your secret ..?
Thanks
We practice frequent, shallow cultivation. We use the Wheel Hoe and hand tools to lightly scuffle the soil once a week. This prevents weeds from getting large and going to seed.