Okra is traditionally a southern U.S. plant that thrives in warm weather. Here’s how to grow okra plants in your own garden!
Okra is easy to grow and use and looks great throughout the growing season due to its beautiful flowers. It’s also rich in vitamin A and low in calories, which makes it a great addition to your diet.
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Okra
Can okra be planted in elevated cedar planter?
okra in containers
It sure can! Make sure your planter is at least 12 to 14 inches deep. Also, it is best to choose a dwarf variety, such as “Baby Bubba” or “Cajun Jewel.” Dwarf types won’t grow higher than 5 feet. (Other okra varieties can grow as much as 8 feet or more, which would be difficult in an elevated container.)
okra- companion and combative vegetable plant
I live in East Texas and would like to know what are companion vegetable plants and combative vegetable plants to plant along side okra. No one haves okra on their companion/combative plant charts. Could you please, please help me out with the answer. Thank you
can I intercrop okra with cucumber?
Am in Ghana and want to go into okra production but I want to find out if I can grow okra and cucumber itercroppeped? if yes how can I go about it.
Okra
Between my daughter and myself we had so much Okra did not know what to do with it. Started become creative with Okra as well as learning how to can it. Finally my neighbors found out I had so much and I started giving it away. My goodness in the grocery store it's $3.48 lb.
Why didn't My Okra harvested yet?
I planted the okra in late may early june, i have yet to see any of the okra harvest, i have nice leaves but not an okra in sight, is something wrong?
Okra production
Best guess is too much nitrogen in the fertilizer.
Get a super bloom liquid fertilizer to promote flowering
Okra
Mine is just now starting to come in. I had the same problem. It took longer than the 52 weeks to maturity.
okra leaves
my okra plant has holes in their leaves!!!! what is causing this??? I need help!!!!!!! what should I do????
Holes in Okra Leaves
Insect pests are the most likely culprits. Please see our pest pages for more information.
I want to plant okro. I am from Cameroon leaving in Douala
When is the appropriate time to start. What are the things needed for the cultivation of okro.
How to plant okra
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growing okra
am from Botswana and I have planted okra but it has been affected by a hash coldness, the leaves, flowers and fruits were affected but the stems are still okay now I wanted to find out if there is still anything that can be done.
okro
pls I wanted to know how much I can make planting okro on an a
cre of land
okra
Cleaning up the bed to start planting next week, realized some of what I was pulling up was baby okra plants. Reseeded itself from last year (our first try for okra). The question is, will these plants produce, or should we start over? These were from starters we got at the garden center. Wichita Kansas
okra seedlings
You can certainly try some of them out. How they turn out will depend on whether the cultivar you obtained from the garden center was a hybrid or not. If it was a hybrid, the next generation of seeds may not produce plants that have the same characteristics of the parent. Traits that might be good or bad may show. Also, even if the parent plants were not hybrids (such as open-pollinated or heirloom varieties), if they were not isolated from other varieties of okra by about 500 to 1600 feet, then they may have cross-pollinated, thereby creating offspring of varying traits. To be on the safe side, to know that you will have plants bred for quality harvest and vigor, you might want to start over. But if you’d like to experiment, then you can try keeping some of those seedlings and see how they develop.
Can i mix cuncum and okra together? please I'm in Nigeria.
Sir/ma; I want to mix cucumber and okra together. What is the spacing and is it visible in this month march also I need it to be simplified. Thank you
I've had a bumper crop this
I've had a bumper crop this year and now am letting the top pods grow large and hopefully dry for seeds, but it will freeze here soon. Do I leave the plants & pods out in the garden (will the freeze matter) or should I cut the plants and hang inside to let the pods finish drying?
It’s best if you can let the
It’s best if you can let the pods mature and dry on the plant while it is in the garden. However, severe freezes can damage the pods. If you expect one, you might want to cut the plant and hang it inside to dry (perhaps put a paper bag over it, so if the pods do shatter, you won’t lose the seeds). Good luck!
Pennsylvania Okra grower
I grew Crimson Okra and it has done exceeding well. The plants themselves are 4+ feet tall and the fruit of the plants are beautiful. The flowers are picture perfect. I did save some seeds for next year so I can enjoy this plant again.
okra
Is okra perenial or do you have to pull up the stalks and replant every year.
okra - perennial or annual?
Okra is a perennial in the tropics, but in temperate areas, it is grown as an annual. In the United States and Canada, it is most commonly grown as an annual.
Most A esculentus okra is an annual
In the tropics A esculentus is an annual. I live in Panama. A esculentus variety's that are usually grown in the USA, only live about 3 months here in Panama. There is a local Panamanian A esculentus variety that does live longer than this. However, it is still an annual. African okra, or A Caillei, is another species of okra that is usually grown in the tropics. This species of okra can be grown as a perrenial in the tropics. Daylength does have an affect on A esculentus even though the internet does say it is Daylength neutral. Short daylength Shortens the havest period and the lifespan of most A esculentus variety's I have tried. There is a lot of disinformation going around about okra in the US because USA gardeners do not have experience growing okra in Africa or the tropics.
Okro
Can okro grow in october
Okra in October?
Okra needs hot weather and lots of sun. We are going to presume that you are in the United States and tell you no, okra will not grow in October. If you are in a tropical environment—or in the southern hemisphere, where hot summer weather and long days are just beginning, you probably can grow it in October, assuming conditions are favorable.
Okra plant
I once went to Brazil and I happened to bring okra seeds to Lesotho, where summer normally starts around August, so I was not sure whether it will be a good idea to start planting it- however, I waited until October 22nd- I planted it and it's now ready to harvest- most people from West Africa are surprised that this plant survived in Lesotho- the problem with us in the family is that we don't how to prepare it.
How to prepare
Hello, I live in Nigeria. You can prepare it by chopping the okro into sizes. Boil it in water for a while and add little potash,salt and seasoning. Then your okro vegetable soup is ready. You can eat with
any swallow meal in your country plus stew. I hope this is helpful?
How to prepare Okra
I live in Bosplaas south africa
I grow Okra been exposed to several recipes
Because I love it fried let me share this simple spinash one
Fry finely chopped onion until brown and tender
Add sliced Okra into the pan close
Then shreds spinach throw in to he mix
Add 1/4 cup of full cream milk with 6 spoons of cream of mushroom
Leave to simmer
I live in Cooper, Tx and as
I live in Cooper, Tx and as of Nov 12, 2016 I have okra plants 6 to 7 ft tall still producing okra on a daily basis.
overwintering baby bubba okra in containers
Question...if I move my okra plants indoors and put them under t5 grow lights for the winter, should I cut them back? How much ? Allow them to flower and attempt "being the bee" to accomplish indoor pollination ? I adore the flowers, so it is not critical to try to pollinate the flowers to get fruit, should any flowers appear during the short winter days. Any advice would be appreciated on indoor overwintering of okra. TY :)
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