Okra (promiscuously pollinated, "grex") seeds

Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

Warm Season Vegetable

Full Sun

Best in ground or larger raised beds

Low fertility requirements 

Easy to grow if weather is HOT

Okra might not be that "unusual" to many, but these seeds are the results of what Joseph Lofthouse calls "promiscuous pollination." This is what we call Adaptation gardening aka Landrace gardening. In this case I took a plant that is a known outcrosser (okra readily crosses with other okras) and planted them together and saved the seeds. I planted several varieties to contribute to the genetic potential of these seeds, including the classic Clemson spineless as well as grex (beginning of a landrace already promiscuously pollinated) plants, and a few others. 

Okra is a great plant that is adapted to very HOT climates. It's drought tolerant for the most part as well, and is in a different family than most other common garden crops, making it great for crop rotation. (Sign up for our newsletter to receive your free crop rotation guide). It is largely disease and pest resistant, and can be planted all the way through July in most climates where okra can grow suitably, making it something you can put it after you pull your garlic or wheat for instance. 

Okra has very attractive flowers that are edible, and all edible parts of the okra are SUPER nutritious, and loaded with soluble fiber, the kind that is much harder to get and very important to overall health. 

If you don't like okra typically and don't want to deep fry it, dry it air fried or dehydrated into "okra chips."