Okra - Heat loving fruit vegetable!

The okra's flower blossomed again today! The flower is beautiful. Its petal is yellow and purplish at the centre. The flower is short-lived and usually closes within half a day. The okra's pod starts to form the moment the flower drops.

The plant loves heat and thrives under full sun. The okra seed pod grows vigorously, often reaching 7cm in 3 days. To prevent the seed pod from getting woody, normally I would harvest them when it reaches 8cm to 10cm in length. In fact, I have been frequently harvesting them for the past weeks. They taste great in any curry dishes.

Okra's immature seed pod and the flower.