Okra

[gil1]

I'm going to plant some seeds this year and a couple of young okra plants. So when do I plant the seeds? And the plants?
Thanks.

 

[farmin68]

After danger of frost has passed, so you're good to go now. You can direct seed or transplant.

 

[TAFKAP]

Make sure you allow enough room. they get BIG.

And wear long sleeves when you pick them.

 

[catman529]

And wear long sleeves when you pick them.

X2 that would definitely help.

Okra was very easy for me to grow. Plant seeds, watch it grow.... the hard part was keeping up with picking all the pods.

 

[fishboy1]

Okra hates the cold. I would wait until the end of the month.

You can start early but if we get cold weather like we are having today/tomorrow they will either rot in the ground or stall out if already growing.

Last year we planted okra too early. Got about 4" high and we had a cool spell. Plants stalled and the new seeds we planted a couple weeks later actually grew faster than the stalled plants.

 

[TX300mag]

Okra hates the cold. I would wait until the end of the month.

You can start early but if we get cold weather like we are having today/tomorrow they will either rot in the ground or stall out if already growing.

Last year we planted okra too early. Got about 4" high and we had a cool spell. Plants stalled and the new seeds we planted a couple weeks later actually grew faster than the stalled plants.

Exactly! Okra will stunt if the soil temperature isn't high enough. I plant mine 30 days behind everything else here.

 

[baddnole]

get the Clemson spineless variety.Grows really fast and no gloves needed

 

[Brisco Darlin]

Make sure you allow enough room. they get BIG.

And wear long sleeves when you pick them.

yep. i always had one of papaw's long sleeve shirts to put on when he sent me out to cut okry.

 

[dt-34715]

now is time to plant. if you plant seeds, plant shallow and space about 18 inches apart. I usually put 2 or 3 seeds and thin out once it starts growing.

 

[TX300mag]

The further apart you plant, the more they will bush rather than getting too tall to pick. 6" isn't too far if you have a little room. Overall production will pe at least as good with fewer plants.