A okra is a mallow annual herbaceous plants, also known as coffee okra, is a very nutritious vegetable, rich in protein, vitamins, mineral salts, potassium, calcium, iron, zinc and other nutrients, much loved by the people, often eat okra, you can beauty and beauty, lowering blood sugar, kidney and other functions, so okra should be how to plant it? Next go together to see it!

1, sowing seedlings

Generally recommended that planting friends choose to sow in the spring, sowing time is generally set in March to April, generally in late May can be harvested, until the end of October.

First of all, when sowing, you need to improve the soil of the nursery bed, you need to use the field soil and manure fertilizer fully mixed in the full disinfection, and pull the disinfectant spraying soil evenly stirred, humidity of about 50%.

The composting time should be controlled in more than 15 days, effectively let the fertilizer and the soil to combine.

2, germination sowing

After the nursery bed is prepared, it can be sown, about each pit to put 2 to 3 seeds, after the end of sowing need to be covered with soil about the thickness of four centimeters or so.

Because okra seeds are relatively hard, so in the sowing field to need to carry out the work of germination, the need to soak the seeds in water for 24 hours, and then change the water once a week, can also be placed in an environment of 25 to 30 environment for germination, in the germination period must pay attention to the cleanliness of the water, as well as the temperature of the appropriate, three to four days or so can be exposed to the white buds, this time can be completed! Sowing, this sowing will speed up the time of emergence, usually ten days can be a large area of the emergence of seedlings.

3, inter-seedling planting

When the seedlings out of the ground, the need to carry out is inter-seedling, some of the sick seedlings and weak seedlings are all removed, when the okra grows to three or four leaves, the seedling height of ten centimeters or so, this time each pit planting of the plant to leave only one strong body, all other pulled out, and complete the transplanting work.

4, field management

Before transplanting, you need to plant the soil with enough fertilizer, and then set a good distance between the plants, dig out the planting pit.

Then sprayed with rooting water to facilitate the survival rate of rhizomes.

After okra planting, you need to pay attention to field management, timely weeding, so as to avoid excessive nutrient depletion, weeding once a week, until the okra blossom and fruiting, this time the seedling will grow faster, you need to timely watering, and timely fertilization.

Shallow plowing and loosening of the soil, but in order to prevent the plant from falling over, and the summer rainy season, this time you should put a bracket on the okra, and in the use of a rope to tie the cross branches into a figure of eight shape, so that you can avoid the situation of falling over.

5, pruning

And during the growth of okra should be timely removal of lateral branches, which can improve the growth of the main stem and fruit production, and in the pre-growth period, due to the growth of too exuberant, you can take the method of twisted petiole, twisted into a drooping state, so that you can control the nutritional overconsumption, and for the growth of okra in the later stages.

The old leaves should be removed in time, and pay attention to ventilation and sunlight.

And in the beginning of the country to be centering and topping, which can promote the fruit nutritional special supply, promote the maturity of the fruit as well as fullness, improve the quality of the fruit.

6, fruit harvesting

Okra long to eight nodes will begin to bloom, the results in the case of the temperature is appropriate, four days of time will be able to harvest the fruit, the general fruit grows to 15 centimeters long when it can be harvested, harvesting too early is likely to result in low yield, harvesting too late is likely to lead to aging of the fruit, there is an increase in crude fiber, affecting the taste, so in the two days before harvesting So two days before the harvest to harvest once, in the middle and late harvest once, usually choose to harvest in the morning or evening.

When harvesting should pay attention to wear gloves, otherwise it will be easy to cause allergies, itchy feeling.

In summary, if farmers and friends want to plant a high yield of okra, it is best to master professional planting techniques and field management methods, to grasp the market situation of okra, if you have any questions, welcome to leave a comment.

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