tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801147313328848622.post6270423458733310539..comments2024-03-18T21:00:09.951+08:00Comments on Simple Living In Nancy: Okra, Ladies' Fingers Or BendiNancy Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10790364807514237397noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801147313328848622.post-61090524454953577882014-11-21T22:06:26.917+08:002014-11-21T22:06:26.917+08:00I too love okra. I haven't tried eating the l...I too love okra. I haven't tried eating the leaves yet, might not like them. I do not use any special fertilizers (no secret), just the ones sold by the nursery (chicken or goat manure I think). Nancy Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790364807514237397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801147313328848622.post-20894799015301381512014-11-21T01:00:33.373+08:002014-11-21T01:00:33.373+08:00I love to eat okra. Did not know that the leaves c...I love to eat okra. Did not know that the leaves can also be eaten. You are really blessed by the Lord with such green fingers. What fertilizers do you use? Do you mind sharing with us this info?munhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449093706822850017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801147313328848622.post-27406277591905428752014-11-20T14:45:29.252+08:002014-11-20T14:45:29.252+08:00Oh yes, Phong Hong, I also didn't expect my ok...Oh yes, Phong Hong, I also didn't expect my okra plant to be that tall! In fact I was preparing to uproot it when I noticed that it is still fruiting. Yes, do go ahead and plant them, and watch them grow and bless you with abundant fruits.Nancy Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790364807514237397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801147313328848622.post-61423185171362126612014-11-20T14:42:38.836+08:002014-11-20T14:42:38.836+08:00You need not give up trying. A friend of mine use...You need not give up trying. A friend of mine used to say she doesn't have green fingers is now enjoying her garden. She started with plants that are hardy and easy to maintain and she plants shrubs and fruit trees. Most of her plants are doing quite well.Nancy Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790364807514237397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801147313328848622.post-45772488510155525772014-11-20T14:39:00.027+08:002014-11-20T14:39:00.027+08:00Hi Irene, so far I have yet to come across whitish...Hi Irene, so far I have yet to come across whitish okra, but I have seen the reddish one in my neighborhood. The green one is the most common one. Nancy Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790364807514237397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801147313328848622.post-25936665321213935732014-11-20T14:35:12.197+08:002014-11-20T14:35:12.197+08:00Yes Claire, you are so right! Harvesting the frui...Yes Claire, you are so right! Harvesting the fruits at the end of it is so rewarding and the best is getting to eat them fresh from the garden with all the nutrients for our body. Nancy Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790364807514237397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801147313328848622.post-77178999604318582014-11-20T13:22:04.837+08:002014-11-20T13:22:04.837+08:00Wow, Nancy! I did not know that okra plant can gro...Wow, Nancy! I did not know that okra plant can grow so tall! Your fertilizer must be very good hee..hee... This post is so timely because I have a box of okra seeds. Shall see if I have time this weekend to do some planting. It is so wonderful to be able to harvest edibles from one's garden :)PHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11010771600736676432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801147313328848622.post-51721225953019776402014-11-20T09:18:36.654+08:002014-11-20T09:18:36.654+08:00Whenever i see plants, i am very happy, but i do n...Whenever i see plants, i am very happy, but i do not have green fingers...Somewhere in Singaporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777236252592906972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801147313328848622.post-38078435199772520412014-11-20T07:46:02.944+08:002014-11-20T07:46:02.944+08:00You have green fingers. Everything you plant grows...You have green fingers. Everything you plant grows extremely well. Tell you, I love okra cooked in any style. Heard that there are 2 types of okra, one is whitish & the other is greenish, correct me if I am wrong.Irene Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801147313328848622.post-12102371906507799842014-11-20T00:15:15.698+08:002014-11-20T00:15:15.698+08:00Amazing!!! That is why I love to plant vegetables...Amazing!!! That is why I love to plant vegetables... Can benefit us humans! hahaha... and the best thing is that they are purely organic.... I hope mine will come out nice too.. no need to be one foot long.. half of your length is also good enough for me... hahahaa..Reanaclairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01716477622054835019noreply@blogger.com