how long do the okra plants continue to produce
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Does okra grow all year? Best Answer: Okra is a perennial and will grow and produce for several years in a tropical climate. As far as it dieing after it produces pods, it is no different than, say, tomatoes and peppers, which are also perennials. If the ripe fruit is kept picked the plant will continue to produce new.
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What Can You Plant With Okra? Okra plants can grow up to 6 feet tall by the end of the summer. Even a 3-foot-tall plant provides shade for delicate garden plants during the hottest days of summer. Plant a summer crop of lettuce between your okra plants or behind a thick row of emerging seedlings. Lettuce often bolts or wilts when exposed to full sun in the summer. You can also grow spring crops like peas in the shade of an established stand of okra plants.
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How to Plant Okra Seeds Step 1. Prepare the area where you will grow okra in the spring approximately one week after the final spring frost. Cultivate the soil down to a depth of 3 inches using the garden spade. Add 1 to 2 inches of compost or peat moss to the top of the soil and work the amendment into the soil thoroughly with the spade.
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Growing Okra 1 Plant okra in fertile, well-drained soil in full light about ½ to 1 inch deep and 12 to 18 inches apart. 2  You can soak the seeds overnight in tepid water to help speed up germination. 3  If you are planting okra transplants, be sure to space them 1 to 2 feet apart to give them ample room to grow. You can soak the seeds overnight in tepid water to help speed up germination. 2  If you are planting okra transplants, be sure to space them 1 to 2 feet apart to give them ample room to grow. 3  Okra plants are tall, so be sure to space out the rows 3 to 4 feet apart.
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How to Grow Okra | Guide to Growing Okra Okra is a typical ingredient of Cajun and Creole dishes. Because it is considered too gooey, it is rarely served alone. Four to six plants are usually enough for most families; way too many for others. Growing Guide. GROWING NOTES Okra likes fertile, well-composted soil and needs moisture and warmth to thrive.
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How to Plant Okra Seeds Cover the seeds with ½ inch of garden soil, and water the newly planted okra seeds to saturate the soil. Keep the soil around the okra seeds from drying out while the seeds germinate. Water when the soil begins to dry, but do not provide water to create puddles around the seeds.
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When to Plant Okra Seeds? Enrich the planting area with 3 or more inches of compost mixed to a depth of 6 inches. Soak the okra seeds overnight or for several hours prior to planting to speed up germination. Plant the seeds 1 inch deep every 4 to 6 inches in a row. Space the rows 3 to 4 feet apart.
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- Cook the okra for 1 or 2 minutes before adding chopped, tender vegetables such as tomatoes and a small amount of water — approximately 1/2 cup for each pound of okra. Continue cooking the mixture for another 5 minutes, until the okra is tender. To steam okra, you need a pot, small amount of water and a steamer basket. Bring the water to a boil, place cleaned and trimmed okra in the steamer basket and cover the pot. Let the okra steam for approximately 5 to 6 minutes. To boil okra, fill a large pot with water and add 1 teaspoon of fresh citrus juice to the water to help minimize sliminess. Bring the water to a boil, add the okra and boil it for 5 minutes until the pods are tender.
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- 1 Place the okra and 2 tablespoons water in a microwave-safe casserole. 2  Cover the casserole and microwave on 100 percent power (high) for 4 to 6 minutes or until tender, stirring once.
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- ● Okra is a scavenger crop. It is planted in beds or fields where more valuable crops had been. previously cultivated to scavenge any fumigation benefits or residual fertilizer (4). ● Yields range from less than 18,000 pounds/acre to over 30,000 pounds/acre. Prices range as high. as $18/bushel, which is 30 pounds (2,5).
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Germination issues with okra... If grown well, okra can produce between 3 and 5 pods per plant per week and it will remain productive right up to frost. I typically pick okra for 10 to 12 weeks. So with your 20-foot row of okra, you would expect to harvest about 40 pounds total ...
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Growing Okra 1 You can plant okra in the garden when the soil has warmed to 65° to 70°F. 2  Plant okra in fertile, well-drained soil in full light about ½ to 1 inch deep and 12 to 18 inches apart. 3  You can soak the seeds overnight in tepid water to help speed up germination.
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All About Okra Most okra is harvested when the pods are between 1 and 4 inches long. Pods longer than 4 inches tend to get into the tough category, which can be fine for stewing and gumbos but not ideal for quicker cooking.
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Germination issues with okra... At a soil temperature of 68 degrees, 89% of your okra seed will germinate, but you should expect to wait 17 days for that to occur. Most people don't wait that 17 days....they assume the seed is bad and sow more seed.
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- Prior to planting, soak the okra seeds in water for 12 to 18 hours to soften its hard seed coat. Soaking aids moisture absorption and germination. Plant okra in the spring or early summer once the threat of frost has passed. To prevent the seeds from rotting, the soil should have warmed to at least 65 degrees. Gardeners in cool regions may want to start okra seeds indoors in peat pots four to six weeks before the area's final frost date.
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How to Freeze Okra Many Southern cooks like to slice, bread and bake or fry okra prior to freezing. To bake, place plain or breaded slices on a pan and bake in a 300-degree oven 20 minutes. Turn okra once halfway through the baking time. To fry, place plain or breaded okra slices in hot oil in a skillet.
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How to Freeze Okra Place the okra in a strainer and rinse with cold or lukewarm water. Separate the pods into 4-inch pods or smaller (small pods) and pods that are longer than 4-inches (large pods). Cut the stems off at the very end of the pods with a sharp knife of just the small pods. Be careful not to cut into the seed cell. Fill a pot 2/3 full of water and bring it to a boil.
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Okraâs Health Benefits With a sharp focus on nutrition and healthy eating let’s look at the health benefits of okra. Okra is an annual or perennial that grows about to five feet tall and produces many seed pods that are harvested for consumption.
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How to Grow Okra Sow the seeds or plant the seedlings. When the weather is warm, it's time to plant the okra in your garden. Sow your seeds 4 inches (10.2 cm) apart at a depth of 1⁄2 inch (1.3 cm). If you started your seeds indoors, handle the seedlings very carefully and plant them 1 foot (0.3 m) apart in rows 3 feet (0.9 m) apart.
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Germination issues with okra... Every vegetable has an ideal temperature at which the highest percentage of seeds will germinate in the quickest time. With okra, the magic number is a soil temperature of 86 degrees. When the soil is 86 degrees at planting depth, you can expect 88% of the seed to germinate within 7 days.
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How to Plant Okra Seeds Watch the okra plants every day so you harvest the pods before they become too large. Large okra pods are not suitable for eating because they become too tough to eat. Wear gardening gloves when you work with okra plants to protect your hands from irritation caused by the okra plant foliage.
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Germination issues with okra... If you soak the seeds for 24 hrs before you plant, that will speed up the process. I used to plant okra seed 6 apart, thin plants to 1' apart. My germination rate is nearly 100% so having gaps wasn't a problem. One foot apart wasn't far enough - 18 is better. Based on farmerdill's advice, I planted Emerald last year - it's much better than Clemson Spineless.
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How Long Does Fresh Whole Okra Take to Cook? Cooking Times. The cooking times for fresh whole okra vary depending on the cooking method and type of dish you are making. As part of a stir-fry, whole okra takes between six and 12 minutes to cook. Steaming whole okra takes about five minutes, and it takes two to three minutes per side to grill it.
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How to Grow Okra Planting time. Okra is a heat-loving annual plant that requires 55 to 65 frost-free days with temperatures consistently above 85°F for full growth, flowering, and pod development. Sow okra seed in the garden 4 weeks after the average last frost date in spring. The planting soil temperature should be at least 65°F.
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Germination issues with okra... Like Larry said, okra seed has to be fresh to germinate. I had a chart once that told how long garden seeds remain viable and okra was at the top of the list with only a one year reliable germination rate. I keep my seed in the freezer and it will keep for 2-3 years, maybe longer. Like Bookmark May 10, 2013 at 3:39PM.
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Growing Okra Soil, Planting, and Care. Okra seedlings don’t like cold. Plant well after the last spring frost when the ground and air have warmed. Choose your sunniest spot for growing okra, and wait until the weather is warm to set out your plants. Plants like it when nights are at least in the 60s and days 85 or warmer. In the North, gardeners might wait until late June to plant, since pods appear within 2 months. Okra grows best in soil with a near-neutral pH between 6.5 and 7.0, although it will do fine in a pH as high as 7.6.