Comments on: Red Lady Fingers

By: SiewPeng

SiewPeng — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:12:43 +0000

Hi, Fattah Heisenberg. Thanks for sharing your amazing lady fingers planting experience.

By: Fattah Heisenberg

Fattah Heisenberg — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:05:15 +0000

hi
i was shocked also when me and my wife get this “RED” lady fingers after 2nd time harvesting this plant. for the first time harvest, it is normal with green but on 2nd time harvesting it, we get this red color. not one tree but all.

By: SiewPeng

SiewPeng — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:48:38 +0000

Ivy, thanks for visiting. Do tell us about your cooking experience on lady fingers.

By: Ivy

Ivy — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:51:04 +0000

Was searching for ways to cook lady fingers and stumbled on your site. I didnt know there is red colored lady finger. Probably I should scout for it and try to cook it in coming days

By: ColinJong

ColinJong — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:36:42 +0000

-> linda, I wish you have a good outcome of your planting.

By: linda

linda — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:57:54 +0000

hi
i have seen red lady fingers in singapore
the colour is bright red and very pretty
presently am trying to grow the plant
hoping to see the result soon :p

By: ColinJong

ColinJong — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:07:13 +0000

-> Erjin, lady Finger / Okra is cultivated in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions around the world. Planting it in KL should not be a problem.

By: erjin

erjin — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:22:22 +0000

wow… thousands of Okra! lovely…..I would dream to have it.

I’m staying in KL, Malaysia. I think the weather should be the same haha.

By: ColinJong

ColinJong — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:49:39 +0000

Wow, a thousand of Lady Fingers, you must have a wide space in your garden.

By: Rogel

Rogel — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 06:25:13 +0000

We have I think a thousands of Lady Finger in our Garden,..different okra, different designs,,but they have the same taste,..>!

By: ColinJong

ColinJong — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:19:42 +0000

-> Erjin, thank you for your information. I am still searching for the seed of red ladies finger. The green one is very common here, but not the red one.

May be the weather here is too hot and all of them turn green?

By: erjin

erjin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:56:29 +0000

Hi, I love ladies finger thus I plant myself. The seed were given by my friend. It is red in colour. Fantastic! I harvested it after a month. You may surprise the one I harvested was 10cm long. So far the longest one is reach up to 14cm, don’t know whether it can grow any more. Let’s see. But the one 1 harvest was really taste good.

1 thing I surprised was when the red ladies finger met heat it turn to green. I wonder this ladies finger is rich in lycopene. Which is good for heart.

For Wuhan friend. Ladies finger is originally from Africa and it is now become commercial food. You can get it everywhere.

By: ColinJong

ColinJong — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:13:50 +0000

-> Yen, I think harvest depending on its size might not be the best way. There are many factors such as the species of the lady finger, soil condition, water etc. that affect its size.

Sometimes it gets old and woody even if its size is still small especially if the soil is not fertilized.

Sometimes, it can grow very big, but it is still not ripen yet.

I have planted lady finger quite a long time ago, but I don’t have much experience with it.

By: Yen

Yen — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:42:59 +0000

Recently I plant a few green lady finger. When it readh about 10mm, then I cut it. But it already too hard, woody already, cannot eat! The next time I cut when it is about 5 & 6mm only, it is soft and can be eated. Usually, when we should harvest the lady finger?

By: ColinJong

ColinJong — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 11:10:42 +0000

Up to today, I only saw it and bought it once.

-> Naney Chung, It’s great to hear that you have planted red lady finger. Many people are looking for it (including me). Hope you can share with us where you got the seed and I want to plant some too.

-> Joyce, wish that you can find it in Singapore.

By: joyce

joyce — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:05:47 +0000

hi there, i was doing some sourcing of these red lady finger for vegetarian rest. Wonder these are being available in s’pore.

By: Nancy Chung

Nancy Chung — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:17:18 +0000

Dear Colin Jong,

I am glad to know that someone out there has tasted the red lady fingers because I have planted a few but never have a chance to eat them. I found its hard and not as soft as the green type that I thought it it too old and I only collect the seeds. Anyway, I will try to cook them in curry method. Thank you.

By: ColinJong

ColinJong — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:27:16 +0000

I believe the green lady finger can be found easily, but I am not sure if the climate / weather at your region allows it to appear at your place. From red one, I only saw once and never see it again. Sorry I can’t really help you. May be you can find it in southern part of your country.

By: karan

karan — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:43:42 +0000

Hi,
I live in wuhan, hubei province but i never found lady’s finger(qiu kui). I really love to eat lady”s finger. Could you please tell me how could I get them in wuhan city? Reply as early as possible on my email id.

By: ColinJong

ColinJong — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:06:02 +0000

Paresh.K, the green and red have same price here. But recently we can’t find the red one anymore.

Key, you can try to harvest them earlier before they have grown too old. Then you may be able to fry them.

By: Kev

Kev — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:35:42 +0000

Hi my wife just planted three pots of red ladies’ fingers. Not sure if we’re gonna fry them now after reading this

By: Paresh.K

Paresh.K — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:10:47 +0000

Red are three times costlier?

By: ColinJong

ColinJong — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:54:32 +0000

Thank you. They taste the same, but the red ones are indeed older. They produce fiber that are not chewable. I think the red ones are not suitable for frying but can be used to make curry.

By: hiimeimei

hiimeimei — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:58:53 +0000

This is my first time see the red lady finger. Is the taste is the same like the green one?I always think that the red colour lady finger is the one already grew old.:p well thanks for the post. You are a good photographer.