Growing Okra
Botanical name: Abelmoschus esculentusGrowing Okra Organic Gardening Fact Sheet Seed | | | 
| | Planting time: | SU | | Seeds per ounce: | 500 | | Ounces per square foot: | 0.006 | | Minimum legal germination rate: | 50% | | Germination type: | Long Germination | | Notes
Okra is most successfully grown in hot climates. Okra prefers full sun and rich soil. Traditionally grown in southern United States, okra is often used in soups and stews. It can also be steamed, boiled, baked, fried, grilled, or pickled. | | Planting | | | | In garden spacing (inches): | 12 | | | | In flat spacing (inches): | 1 | | | Planting depth (inches): | 1 | | Maxiumum number of plants per square foot: | 1.6 | | Nutrient relationship:: | Heavy Feeder | | | | Harvest | | | Days to maturity: | 49-56 | | Harvesting period (days): | 91 | | Minimum yields in pounds /square foot: | .3 | | | | | | | | Cultural | | Diseases: | Blossom and Fruit Blight, Charcoal Rot, Cotton Root Rot, Fusarium Wilt, Leaf Spot, Root Knot Nematode, Seedling Disease, Southern Blight. | | Insect pests:(Insect Pest Finder) | Brown Stink Bug, Corn Earworm, European Corn Borer, Japanese Beetle, Leaffooted Bug, Leafminer, Pea Aphid, Peach Aphid, Say Stink Bug, Southern Green Stink Bug | | | | Varieties | | Alabama Red, Burmese Okra, Clemson Spineless, Cow Horn, Emerald, Hill Country Heirloom Red, Jade, Louisiana Short, Red Burgundy, Silver Queen Okra, Star of David |
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