Planting time of okra
Okra prefers warm climate and is afraid of frost, so sowing is mostly carried out in spring. Generally, it can be planted in April-June. However, the climate in the north and the south is different, and the specific time will be different: the south can plant in March, the north can plant in May, and the coastal areas can plant in April.
Planting method of okra
1, soil preparation and border preparation
Choose a place with higher terrain and flat terrain for planting. Before planting, it should be deeply ploughed and applied with foot fertilizer to provide sufficient nutrients for plant growth. You can use decomposed farmyard manure, with 5000 kg of fertilizer and 20 kg of compound fertilizer per mu, and then furrow the border with a width of 200 cm, with four rows in each border, and then you can sow.
2, accelerating germination and sowing
Choose plump and big seeds, soak them in water for 12 hours, then wrap them in wet cloth and put them in an environment of 2530℃ for germination. Rinse with clear water every day, and after three or four days, more than 60% of the seeds germinate, so you can sow them in time.
3. Sowing method
There are generally two ways to sow okra. The first 1 seed is direct seeding, and the second is seedling raising and transplanting in nursery. The place where direct seeding is used is mainly in the south. When the ground temperature reaches 15 degrees after the end of late frost, direct seeding can be carried out. Generally, seedling cultivation is started in mid-March by means of seedling cultivation and transplanting, and the temperature of seedbed should be controlled between 25 and 28 degrees. Generally speaking, seedlings can emerge in 4-5 days, grow to 3-4 leaves after 30-40 days, and then transplant with *.
4. Field management
(1) Okra needs to be watered once a week after its emergence. If it is rainy season, it can be watered less, and drainage should be paid attention to at the same time, and intertillage weeding should be done in time.
(2) Generally, thinning requires removing weak seedlings, leaving strong seedlings and ensuring one plant per hole. It can be done in two or three times. Thinning usually ends before 3-4 leaves.
(3) When the plant of okra grows to a height of about 50 cm and has 7-9 true leaves, it will begin to bear fruit. At this time, it is necessary to apply a heavy fertilizer once, and apply a compound fertilizer of about 50-60 kg per mu, which is more conducive to improving its yield.
5, timely harvesting
Generally, the harvest time is one week after the flower withers. The best time to harvest is in the evening, so be careful not to hurt its branches when harvesting, and the harvesting period can be as long as 3 months.
Generally speaking, okra is a very popular vegetable, and friends who want to plant it must know its planting time and method in order to ensure the yield and quality of okra.