okra
Six okra in full view
6 okra from the top
Okra, known by many names is a flowering plant valued for its green edible fruits. Most would identify them as lady's finger, the locals here will simply ask for "bendi" when they want to buy okra in the market.
Six okra or Abelmoschus esculentus the scientific name, seem to be happy on that vegetable bed. I let spinach grow in between the rows. Those spinach are fantastic. We don't know where they come from, everytime the vegetable bed is loosened up, in a few days time baby spinach will appear. There must thousands of spinach seeds all over the garden from the previous attempt. Spinach is so prolific.
Another 4 are placed on a different vegetable bed,
a pair tucked near white chili plants
and the other pair near sunflowers.
I remember how okra grow and grow at this stage, and blooming is so quick.
But after a couple of harvest, pests start to hover around
like crows with a roadkill.
Just to share, Okra is a traditional food plant in Africa.
In a language spoken in Nigeria, okra is okuru .
That's where the name comes from.
~ bangchik
Okra, known by many names is a flowering plant valued for its green edible fruits. Most would identify them as lady's finger, the locals here will simply ask for "bendi" when they want to buy okra in the market.
Six okra or Abelmoschus esculentus the scientific name, seem to be happy on that vegetable bed. I let spinach grow in between the rows. Those spinach are fantastic. We don't know where they come from, everytime the vegetable bed is loosened up, in a few days time baby spinach will appear. There must thousands of spinach seeds all over the garden from the previous attempt. Spinach is so prolific.
Another 4 are placed on a different vegetable bed,
a pair tucked near white chili plants
and the other pair near sunflowers.
I remember how okra grow and grow at this stage, and blooming is so quick.
But after a couple of harvest, pests start to hover around
like crows with a roadkill.
Just to share, Okra is a traditional food plant in Africa.
In a language spoken in Nigeria, okra is okuru .
That's where the name comes from.
~ bangchik
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