Heirloom Okra Seeds Abelmoschus esculentus
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Seed Depth |
Soil Temp for Germ. |
Days to Seed Germ |
Dist. between plants |
Dist. between rows |
Yield/100' row (approximate) |
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1/4" |
70-80F |
10-15 |
12" |
3' |
50-100#s |
Approximately 15-18 heirloom okra seeds per gram. Pkgs contain 1gram of seeds unless otherwise noted.
Tips For Growing Great Heirloom Okra
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Okra is from Africa. Okra loves heat. Days must be over 80F to produce decent crops. The soil must be over 70F. If you have cool summers wait to plant Okra at the end of May or 1st week in June. Plant next heat sinks like rock walls or south sides of structures. Try placing a few bricks or rocks at the base of established plants a heat sinks.
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Once established Okra is very drought tolerant. However, watering every 7-10 will produce higher yields. However don't over water. Okra does like drier soils than most of your veggies.
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Ovoid planting Okra in wet, soggy soils.
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Okra will grow best in soil that has been worked down to a level of 10".
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Thin plants to about a 1' a part.
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Fertilize your bed with composted manure before hand, but do not feed too much nitrogen was established. This will cause luxuriant growth and few blooms/pods.
Okra Seed Varieties: Some of the many heirloom Okra varieties are: Cow Horn heirloom okra seeds, Louisiana Green Velvet heirloom okra seeds, Red Okra heirloom okra seeds, Star of David heirloom okra seeds, Clemson Spineless heirloom okra seed, Emerald heirloom okra seed , Burgundy heirloom okra seed, White Velvet heirloom okra seeds, Bowling red heirloom okra, Burmese heirloom okra, Fife Creek heirloom okra, Grandfather Kurtz heirloom okra, Harlow,s Homestead heirloom okra, Hill Country Red heirloom okra, Jimmy T heirloom okra, Jing Orange heirloom okra seeds, Louisiana 16" long pod heirloom okra seeds, Milsap White heirloom okra, Perkins long pod heirloom okra seeds, Roberie heirloom okra and Dwarf Green Long Pod heirloom okra.
