Growing Okra
Organic Vegetable Gardening
Fact Sheet
Botanical name: Abelmoschus esculentus
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| Planting time: | SU | ||
| Seeds per ounce: | 500 | ||
| Ounces per square foot: | 0.006 | ||
| Minimum legal germination rate: | 50% | ||
| Germination type: | Long Germination | ||
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Notes 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. |
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| In garden spacing (inches): | 12 | ||
| In flat spacing (inches): | 1 | ||
| Planting depth (inches): | 1 | ||
| Maximum number of plants per square foot: | 1.6 | ||
| Nutrient relationship:: | Heavy Feeder | ||
Harvest |
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| Days to maturity: | 49-56 | ||
| Harvesting period (days): | 91 | ||
| Minimum yields in pounds /square foot: | .3 | ||
Cultural |
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| 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 |
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| 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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