Okra leaves too big and dense

[VisuParticipant Posts: 56]

Not sure if this is normal for the plant which is about 2months old.

Did start blooming and also had a few okra, but the way it grows is just a little strange

And it's just one plant

Some background, the land could have been left un-used for a while and we did loosen it pretty good before planting

[SureshParticipant Posts: 27]

Sounds like a good problem to have. For some plants they advice on cutting off the leaves to have more nutrients directed to the vegetables. But then again, the leaves are the ones doing the photosynthesis, So you might as well leave it alone.

Please do keep us updated on how this turns out. You might end-up growing a monster

[VisuParticipant Posts: 56]

Harvest time!!

Its not fun trying to find them between those big leaves

[kumar.marappanParticipant Posts: 2]

I suspect it has to do with the variety. Just see the seed packet for more information about this variety. Search for Clemson spineless okra on Google and see the images of plants. The many of the pics resemble the picture in this post

[kumar.marappanParticipant Posts: 2]

[VisuParticipant Posts: 56]

Thanks Kumar, That helps.

Its the “baby Bubba hybrid” from Burpee. Full-sized pods.

[VisuParticipant Posts: 56]

They are done producing, let some of them for seeds, have a few friends interested in them.

So they never got beyond a 1.5 feet tall, further reading on Burpee site revealed that this is a dwarf variety, which make sense.

[Sameer Posts: 0]

I have similar problem. Leaves are too big. Is it really Okra. I am also from Mumbai. Please share your results. I don’t want to spend my time if supplier given me those seeds which are not giving me any flowers and pods.

You can see by results at below link

Bigger leaves after 48 days 28/07/2017

Posted by Sameer Date on Friday, July 28, 2017

[VisuParticipant Posts: 56]

In my case it was the dwarf variety hence the leaves were big and the plant was short, but the yield was really good.

Yours look tall, But the hydrophonic setup might have played a role too. Not really sure. Strange that you haven’t seen any flowers yet.

Btw, Nice setup you got there.