If pods are left to mature, production will slow down because the plant is no longer being preyed upon. It grows pods to protect its seeds , ensuring that the next generation has a shot at survival; when you stop picking, the plant has essentially won, and served its purpose.
This is my 3rd or 4th year of growing okra and the only season that I actually thinned out the plants. They are about 2 ft tall currently and are starting to flower. I had to transplant them because I planted them too close, like I did all the years past. Someone told me they would do better spaced out so they are just done coming out of shock from the transplant. I also used to just lop off the leaves after I picked the pods.
It would then grow up, shoot out and create another pod. Do I just leave the leaves so the pods can keep coming back? I mean to cut the entire top of the okra plant off by a few inches; where most of the budding is occurring. I know this sounds utterly crazy, but it works in much the same way as it does with peppers. You will have a bit longer of a wait, but also an increased yield. Try this with half of your plants, and see the difference.
I never prune leaves, most people tend to do this in order to clean the plants up and make harvest easier. Okra does take a bit to pull out of transplant shock! I have yet to avoid that. Hello Harold! Once they are springing back, go ahead and feed them!
I usually offer mine a granular fertilizer, if anything. Your email address will not be published. Okra rows should be 3 feet apart.
After the plants are 3 to 4 inches tall, thin them to 1 foot between the plants. Before planting, use 2 to 3 pounds of fertilizer such as or for each square feet of garden area. Spread the fertilizer evenly over the area, and then mix it well into the top 3 to 4 inches of soil. Okra will do fairly well under dry conditions.
However, if you water the plants every 7 to 10 days, the yield will be higher. Sandy soils will need water more often than clay soils. Cultivate around the okra plants to remove weeds and grass.
To avoid damaging the okra roots, pull weeds close to the plants by hand. After the first harvest, apply 1 cup of garden fertilizer for each 10 feet of row. Scatter the fertilizer evenly between the rows. Mix it lightly with the soil. Water the plants after fertilizing. Many insecticides are available at garden centers for homeowner use.
Sevin is a synthetic insecticide; organic options include sulfur and Bt-based insecticides. Sulfur has also fungicidal properties and helps control many diseases. Before using a pesticide, read the label and always follow cautions, warnings, and directions. Diseases on okra are most severe in cloudy, damp weather. Check the plants daily and treat them with an approved fungicide if diseases appear.
When you share your food and time in the kitchen it is a genuine show of love. Having a full pantry, and Freezer is the greatest feeling. One of my favorite one dish meals is: Pistachio encrusted sea bass, pan fried, over oven Asiago Risotto. Delicious and easy. We have amazing restaurants in Napa Valley. When I worked full time we ate out a lot. Now really for special occasions, except lunch with girlfriends. Love love love left overs.
We inherited my childhood home. My Dad's hobby and idea of relaxing was to spend almost every evening and all weekend outside tending to his many different flower beds. He loved it. They looked beautiful. He was retired. Now comes my hubby and myself. We each work over 50 hours per week. The grass gets mowed in the evenings, and some of the weeds get pulled on the weekends, but I seriously cannot spend every moment I have outside tending to these beautiful flower beds.
They are getting the best of me! I could literally walk around the property every weekend and find weeds to pull, flowers to dead head, bushes to trim, etc. And I'm doing it We are trying to honor his legacy, but honestly, it's not our hobby or idea of a relaxing way to spend our time off work. I want our landscaping to look nice, but we could surely do without a flower bed or two.
Bless his heart for being an avid gardener. He knew what he was doing and he loved it. I'm clueless and I don't love it. There are at least 12 different areas that he created He kept a calendar in his garage to remember what to spray or fertilize. The shelves in the outdoor shed could rival the best gardening centers' selection of plant care products. So, I'm saying I feel for you funkybunch0. It's not my lifestyle either. We are slowly trying to find a way to make it less overwhelming and simplify things a bit.
And hopefully Dad will be looking down from above and be understanding of the changes we need to make going forward. Given ideal temperatures you can pick okra every days Yaeli Original Author. This post was edited by Yaeli on Sat, May 25, 13 at Anne Wolfley 8 years ago. What everyone else said. I plant them about 1 foot apart. Related Stories.
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