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RE: growing okra

Posted 65 days ago

My dad used to grow okra in the back yard. It grows on a vine. It's been a long time since I've seen him grow it. He cared for it in much the same way as you would for tomatoes or cucumbers I think.
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RE: growing okra

Posted 64 days ago

Just did a Google search and found this blog which covers the topic pretty well.

http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-okr
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RE: growing okra

Posted 64 days ago

Thanks guys

RE: growing okra

Posted 63 days ago

Goose

I just opened up Yates Garden Guide to check on growing onions, and the entry above that is for Okra. So, the basics:

Raise seedlings in the same way as for chillies/capsicums (ie, dead easy, just sow them in some seed-raising mix)
Transplant seedlings when 10cm high, spacing plants 50-60cm apart.
Give them a side dressing of mixed fertiliser (eg, Dynamic Lifter) when flowering starts.
The pods are ready to pick 4 or 5 days after the flowers have opened. If you leave them on the bush the pods become tough, so do harvest them when they're ready.
Plants grow 90cm tall and have large hibiscus like flowers with red centres.

Hope that helps.
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