From my experience you will get one pod maybe 2 a week from each plant. (of course you might get more) but on average. Depending on what you are using them for (ie: in soup, just a few is probably enough, fried you might want to have a dozen pods, depending on how big they are). So if that's accurate and you get say a dozen pods each week, you probably wont ever really have enough at one time to pickle for example, but you can keep adding them into a freezer bag for use later, or use them as they come. I have many relatives that love okra so if I ever get more than I can use, I pass them along. I have not had great luck freezing them. They dont work well for what I like (fried) I also find they dont take up much space.

linchat Have you grown them in containers prior to this year? I've planted mine in containers, too, and am wondering if they'll grow without support (an open-pollinated variety, White Velvet). I had mine in the ground last year and they did pretty poorly, though I admit that I, too, didn't do much to coddle them. When it gets hot enough for okra to really grow, I can hardly bear being outside to check on them, even in the early morning. But anyway, since this variety grows 4-5 feet tall, I'm wondering if they'll stay upright in containers without support, like a stake. I've found that sometimes containerized plants require support (like my bell peppers) when they don't need it in-ground, maybe because the root structure is not as deep and strong in containers.

fruit tree's would have a huge start up cost and like stated above are prone to dying, frost, sunburn i'd rather try and tape advantage of the huge enthnic market here with seasonal crops like okra which is like a weed here in the summer different varieties of eggplants, and peppers in the fall which you can sell fresh green or dried into decorative ristras, maybe even yardlong beans and armanian cucumbers too. here in phx if you plan it all out you can have a continual year round harvest and i think maybe a blend of farmers market and some steady local costomers would be a good idea also maybe a co-op system where people pay you an anual fee and you give then a box/bag of whatever it is you have in season every week. another good option for this land is to lease out small parcells as a comunity garden this way it'd be less labor intensive on your part and you could still make a little money and enjoy the gardening experience for yourself. also as a community garden you could approach local growers and greenhouses for discounts for your members lots of landscapers and city organizations are willing to give free mulch and compost and stuff like that too.

This is a thread about nothing except okra. https://seedsavingnetwork.proboards.com/board/11/okra There is a lot of information there about growing it, marketing it, cooking it, pickling it, you name it. I pick about 200 pounds per week to sell at various outlets, farmers market, grocery stores, etc., I also market okra seeds from my own variety, developed here on our farm. I sell in bulk for $2.50 per pound, but see it retail for $5.00 per pound average.