Learning to Grow
Our journey growing our own food and designing solutions to support a more sustainable life.
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How does Okra Garden Supply 3D print?
Okra Garden Supply uses an Ultimaker S5 FDM 3D printer for our product design and manufacturing. Read more to learn about our 3D printing journey, including the print settings we recommend. Jump to a section: About the Ultimaker S5 Using Cura to Slice your 3D model OGS Preferred Print Settings About the Ultimaker S5 The […]
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Collard Greens: Yellow 7 (because that is the label)
Collard greens are good to grow all year round in Harris County, Texas. I recommend planting seeds every week. This one planted probably, hum, about 4-6 weeks ago, so let’s say October 1, 2021. The green hexagon plastic that is in the pot is to discourage squirrels from digging. I find in my garden that […]
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Why is my Okra woody?
To avoid woody okra, harvest as soon as the pods are plump. Another indication of when to harvest is when the next pod up the stalk appears. It is better to harvest too early because once the pods mature to their woody phase they will not be palatable. Okra is an incredible plant that has […]
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Payment Information Security is Important
Building a sustainable relationship means building trust with our customers. Because it is important for our business that you trust purchasing with us, we currently partner with PayPal to process payment for transactions on our site. With this relationship, your payment can be processed without sharing any sensitive credit card or account information and PayPal […]
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How to use Soil Pods
Soil Pods are a dehydrated soil wafer that Okra Garden Supply sells to help make it easy for gardeners to start new plants. Soil Pods are made in the USA, organic, and have the minerals and nutrients that will help your seeds need to start. Purchase Soil Pods from Okra Garden Supply Thank you for […]
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Soil Pod Wrapper Origami Box for Germinating Seeds
Part of the Okra Garden Supply mission is to drive sustainability with our product design and supply chain. One way we want to achieve this is to look for ways to reduce waste in our product packaging. We chose butcher paper to wrap and protect many of the Okra Garden Supply products, like Soil Pods […]
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How To Start A Garden
Just begin. Remember these four words: Soil, Sprout, Spot, Season. Accept that gardening is a lifelong journey. First I will present you with questions, please consider them for a moment, but don’t worry, below I will provide answers. I just want to be clear up front that there is a huge range for each of […]
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Choose Wisely
Decisions must be made. How to choose what plants to plant: Grow what grows. Start simple and build on success. For me, in Houston, I grow collard greens because they germinate and grow every day of the year, in nearly every spot, in all types of soil. Collard greens may not be at the […]
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Get Started
The First Goal is not the Final Goal Dear Reader, Are you wondering how to get started? The best way to start is to complete the first step. Just accomplish the first thing. In gardening the first step is taking a dry hard seed and turning it into a pair of tender leaves. This is […]
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Be Prepared
When you venture out into the wild (your backyard) do you feel prepared? Ready for the challenge? A big part of being ready to work in the yard is having a reliable pair of gloves. Pull on your gloves and be confident. Whether you are wrangling pokey plants Or gathering and breaking down gnarly […]