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Okra
About This Plant...
Family:
Malvaceae
Genus and species:
Abelmoschus esculentus
Growing Season:
summer
Indoor Sowing...
Time needed to reach transplant size:
4-6 weeks
When to transplant to garden:
2 to 3 weeks after last spring frost
Outdoor Sowing...
When to sow outdoors:
2 to 3 weeks after last spring frost
Other Sowing Guidelines...
Approx. germination time:
6-18 days
Germination temp.:
70-95 degrees F.
Sowing depth:
3/4 inch
Days to maturity:
50-75 days
Transplanting Guidelines...
Spacing between plants:
8-24 inches
Spacing between rows:
24-60 inches
Growing On...
Pests:
stinkbugs, Japanese beetles, aphids, corn earworms, flea beetles
Diseases:
verticillium wilt, fusarium wilt
Harvest:
when pods are immature, in about 50 days from seed; pick often to encourage production
Growing tips:
okra seeds do not store well
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