![]() Eventually, I couldn't keep up with production with my several okra plants, but most of the time fruit under 5 inches long was still tender. A photo of that record Heavy Hitter plant can be found on page one of the Heavy Hitter Okra thread on the green country seed savers website. Beautiful plant, grew over six feet for me in an enormous grow bag (the size of a 4X4 raised bed, 10-12 inches deep) with 15 other plants. (Thank you though, for the glowing recommendation). ![]() Jing Orange Okra may be direct-seeded or transplanted. This variety has shown exceptional drought-tolerance and performs well in the warmer months. This means that his seeds have the ‘potential’ of producing another world record of that magnitude, but probably shouldn’t be expected to happen on a daily basis. The plants typically reach 5-6 tall, but plant height can be largely depending on climate and growing conditions. Contains 20 heirloom seeds NEW ARRIVAL for 2022 Planting Instructions: Prior to planting, soak okra seeds for 12-18 hours. ![]() Plants are productive early and are drought tolerant. Kind of like the World’s Record Tomato of the Domingo variety, which was grown by Dan Sutherland in 2018. I tend to seek out the origins of plants and there names and Jing Orange Im not so sure about. Asian heirloom okra variety with beautiful red to orange pods that are spineless and stay tender at 6 long. Harvest pods 4-6 inches, and use them in soups, fried, or raw. It produces three-inch-long pods that are spineless and pale green. Typically, this okra variety only reaches up to four feet tall. It was well on its way to 650 when it was killed. Blondy If you’re looking for a dwarf okra plant variety that doesn’t get too tall, Blondy could be an excellent option for you. That one plant had 65 branches, each branch bearing pods, each branch is capable of bearing ten pods on average, so there was a potential for pod production in the 650 range, except for an early frost that year clipped that plant in its prime, so we will never know what it was truly capable of. Kight is referring to was my personal best record, back in 2011. Actually, that harvest of 44 pods in one day only happened once, but Heavy Hitter does average over 100 pods per season, per plant, and often hits in the 250 pod range. I’ve got to add a slight retraction of sorts to the post above. Product Details Botanical Name: Abelmoschus esculentus 'Jing Orange' Height: 5-6 feet Spacing: 12 inches Depth: 1/2' deep Spread: 1-2 feet Color: Red, Orange Size: 50 Seed Packet Fruit: Spineless, 6-7 foot pods, with stunning red to orange hue.
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