{"id":209101,"date":"2025-02-27T15:49:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T20:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/?p=209101"},"modified":"2025-02-27T15:49:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T20:49:39","slug":"an-okra-farmers-easy-tips-for-growing-the-gumbo-staple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/articles\/an-okra-farmers-easy-tips-for-growing-the-gumbo-staple","title":{"rendered":"An Okra Farmer\u2019s Easy Tips for Growing the Gumbo Staple"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To beat the Louisiana sun\u2019s scorch, Tammy Shannon starts her farm days at 5:00 a.m. The sixty-five-year-old Sergeant First Class served in the U.S. Army for twenty-five years and now proudly bears the title of okra farmer in New Iberia, Louisiana. Early spring means planting time, with harvests beginning in late May and lasting through September.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- Promo shortcode start --><div id=\"nlf-1c\" class=\"gg-promo topic-tots\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/promos\/talk-of-the-south-v1.jpg\" alt=\"stairway\"><\/div><div class=\"right\"><form id=\"nlf-1\" method=\"post\" class=\"form\" action=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/newsletters\/\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"gg_form_submit\" value=\"nlf-1\"><div class=\"hed\">Stay in Touch with <em>G&amp;G<\/em><\/div><div class=\"dek\">Get our weekly Talk of the South newsletter.<\/div><div class=\"action two-items\"><div class=\"input-left\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"email\" class=\"email-input\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"you@example.com\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"group_id\" value=\"97139188\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"shortcode_form\" value=\"nlf-1\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"subscription_384\" value=\"on\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"prev_page_id\" value=\"209101\"><\/div><div class=\"gform_footer\"><button class=\"g-recaptcha button button-primary after-email\" data-sitekey=\"6Lc-hRkaAAAAAI84hbB81Jl48pGievR_C_UgHdnY\" data-callback=\"on_submit_nlf_1\" data-action=\"submit\">Sign Up<\/button><script>function on_submit_nlf_1(token) {document.getElementById(\"nlf-1\").submit();}<\/script><\/div><\/div><div class=\"captcha-terms\"><p>This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/p><\/div><\/form><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Promo shortcode end -->\n\n\n\n<p>Shannon lives with her father, <a href=\"https:\/\/thedailyiberian.com\/2021\/08\/11\/they-call-him-mr-okra-farm-to-table-with-willis-jacob\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Willis Jacob, a.k.a. Mr. Okra<\/a>, who owns a fifteen-acre plot of land lined with some seventy-five rows of okra plants. They sell the harvest at local markets, co-ops, and individually to chefs who come to the farm and buy them when they\u2019ve just been picked. Just one of Tammy\u2019s notable fans is Emeril Lagasse, who included her on his Roku show <a href=\"https:\/\/thedailyiberian.com\/2023\/07\/08\/emeril-lagasse-crew-got-down-and-dirty-in-new-iberia-with-the-okra-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Emeril Cooks<\/em> in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1.jpg\" alt=\"A woman stands on the bed of a truck with bags of harvested okra\" class=\"wp-image-209103\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-278x209.jpg 278w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-570x428.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tammy Shannon with a harvest of okra.<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"image-credit\" style=\"text-align:right;\">photo: courtesy of tammy shannon<\/figcaption><div class=\"caption\">Tammy Shannon with a harvest of okra.<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur customers are addicted to okra. They have us on speed dial; they call in the morning and they call at twelve midnight because okra is essential to Louisiana cooking. I believe it\u2019s a tradition that began in Louisiana when the slaves brought in seeds in their hair,\u201d Shannon explains, recounting a story passed down through the oral histories of African women, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pomona.edu\/farm\/blog\/posts\/okra-how-it-got-united-states-how-grow-it-and-how-eat-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a powerful culinary legacy of the transatlantic slave route<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her father grew up picking okra. When he retired as head gardener at the Iberia Parish Jail, he took up okra farming because he wanted to do something that he knew as a child. He also loves working his body and getting his hands dirty, he says. And Shannon loves working with her father because she loves his energy. Here are a few of their tips:<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p><div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3640459\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad mobile inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"flagged\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-2144621\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad tablet inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"flagged\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-9748296\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad desktop inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"flagged\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When to plant: <\/strong>The family always plants after winter\u2019s last freeze. \u201cIt won\u2019t have a chance to grow if another freeze comes because the earth is too cold,\u201d Shannon says. And she shares a lesser-known tip: \u201cPlanting begins when there\u2019s a full moon because it pulls up more moisture from the ground, giving the tiny seeds a better chance of survival.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1412\" height=\"1882\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0-825x1100.jpg\" alt=\"An okra plant with a yellow bloom\" class=\"wp-image-209104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0-825x1100.jpg 825w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0.jpg 1412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1412px) 100vw, 1412px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An okra plant in the garden.<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"image-credit\" style=\"text-align:right;\">photo: cj lotz diego<\/figcaption><div class=\"caption\">An okra plant in the garden.<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to plant: \u201c<\/strong>It can be planted by machine; with a tractor\u2014the way my dad does it; or hand-planted,\u201d she says. \u201cTo me, the machine drops too many seeds in the hole. I prefer to manage my seeds, so I dig a hole and drop a couple of seeds in by hand.\u201d<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The importance of picking often:<\/strong> During summer harvest, the entire family shows up to pick. \u201cThe secret is to keep picking,\u201d Shannon says. \u201cIf you pick it, okra will continue to grow.\u201d&nbsp;<br><br><\/p><div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1076581\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad mobile inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"flagged\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-2133924\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad tablet inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"flagged\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-6621761\" class=\"ad-container in-line-ad desktop inContent\" data-ad-size-mapping=\"inContent\" data-ad-path=\"\/68000349\/in-between-modules\" data-ad-sizes=\"[ [336, 280], [300, 250], [300, 50] ]\" data-ad-channel=\"\" data-ad-type=\"In-between Modules\" data-page-terms=\"flagged\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The difference between small and large pods:<\/strong> \u201cThe large okra pods are normally used for canning, and they\u2019re easier to cut when they\u2019re all long and the same size,\u201d Shannon says.&nbsp; \u201cWe line them up and chop them. Small pods are normally used for pickling or for salads. People eat okra in summer, but we can it for the winter.\u201d<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Should people give raw okra a try? <\/strong>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t have to be cooked,\u201d Shannon says. \u201cIt can be eaten raw, like in a salad. And you can fry it, also. Okra can be stewed with sausage, chicken, and meat. We cook up an okra stew, and then we can also do okra gumbo. We also make okra water: small okra pods soaked for over fourteen hours in a sixteen-ounce mason jar. [According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/diabetes\/okra-diabetes-benefits-risks-uses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">some sources<\/a>] okra water helps with weight loss, reduces cholesterol, regulates blood sugar levels, and aids in digestion. Okra is very versatile. 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