How to grow Okra growing and care:
Well-drained soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, but possible
Difficulties or problems when growing:
sensitive the cold
Planting season:
Spring as annual, spring to autumn as perennial
Pests and diseases:
aphids, slugs, nematode
Pruning season:
Autumn
How to prune:
not recommend to prune, but possible to cut the top of plant before the flowers
Size of the plant:
1-2 m, 3-6 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Summer / Autumn
General information about the flower
Flowers are bright yellow edges on the inside near the stamens are darkened to purple brown
Thinning the bloom:
no need
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Edible Fruits
Fruit harvest season:
Summer / Autumn
Fruits pests or diseases:
birds, slugs
What can be done with big quantities of Okra fruits?
Pickle, cooked
Work requirements on the fruit:
collect the seeds from the fruits before it falls to the ground
How long does it take to bear fruit?
5-8 month
Ripening of fruit
recommend to pick up the fruit before the fruit ready
Grow from seeds
Sowing requirement:
2-3.5 mm black seeds
Saving seeds until sowing:
Dry, dark place
Sowing season:
Spring
Planting spacing:
20-30 cm
Depth of Sowing:
1-2 cm
Conditions for seeds germinate:
moist not too much, well drain soil
Watering requires for Seeds:
Average amount of water
Germination time:
2 weeks – 3 month
Condition of seedling:
full sun, not too much moist
Do the seeds require burying?
No
Vegetative Reproduction
Vegetative Reproduction Method:
Cutting
Preferred time for vegetative reproduction:
Spring
Time to grow roots in vegetative reproduction:
3-7 weeks
Treatment for vegetative reproduction:
Moist, well drain soil, half shade
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
In tropics climate all year in colder place spring, summer, autumn
How to harvest the leaves?
Next to the branch
Information about leaves:
Fleshy leaves with 5-7 lobes
Uses of Okra leaves:
Young leaves can used for salad and the fully grown for cooking, stir fry, staffed leaves
Scientific name:
Abelmoschus esculentus
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants
Climates that the plant can grow:
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants
Plant life-form: Annual plant, Evergreen, Perennial plant, Shrub
Plant Uses: Edible plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 12, Hardiness zone 13, Hardiness zone 4, Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Summer flowers
Flower colors: Yellow flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible Fruit, Edible leaves, Edible Seeds
Culinary uses: Cooked, Pickles, Salad, Stuffed or Wrapped, Vegetables
