Okra Adventures

So yesterday we decided to try some fried okra. Brandon planted a couple plants out in the garden and we had a big bag filled with the things - they looked like green hot peppers. So We followed a recipe and fried them up and proceeded to eat them. They tasted pretty good on first taste, but then you started chewing and chewing and chewing...and then you had to spit out the fiber that was left because you definately couldn't swallow it...but if you did you'd be REALLY regular. It turns out bigger is not better when it comes to okra and if you wait until they are too big they turn "woody". So if you're planning on harvesting okra, make sure you harvest them when they are two to three inches long like we plan to do in the future. They'll be good eating when they are not "woody".