1, okra prefers warm climate, very afraid of frost, so sowing is mostly done in spring. Generally sown in April-June, July-October can be harvested. In some colder places, greenhouses or greenhouses are usually used for seedling, in which case the sowing time can be advanced to March.
2, okra can be planted twice a year, the first time is April-June, the second is August. This plant prefers a warmer environment, so the spring planting is more productive, and then planted in the fall, you have to wait until November to harvest, the planting period should pay attention to the control of the temperature, to maintain between 25-30 ℃, the yield is slightly lower compared to the spring sowing.
3, the whole ground to do bed: choose the terrain is high, flat terrain for planting. Before planting, it is necessary to deep plowing, and fertilization, to provide sufficient nutrients for plant growth. After fertilization to make beds, the width of 200 cm, each bed has four rows, large rows of 70 cm, small rows of 45 cm.
4, germination seeding: before sowing needs to be first to okra seed germination. Soak them for 24 hours, take them out and wrap them in a wet cloth, put them in the environment of 25-30 ℃, usually 4-5 days will germinate. Sow the germinated seeds into the soil, usually using hole sowing, each hole has 3-4 seeds, grow and keep two plants, remove the small weak seedlings.
5, field management: okra seedlings should be watered once a week, if it is the rainy season, you can reduce watering, and pay attention to drainage. The excess side branches should be removed in a timely manner to avoid its consumption of nutrients. When the plant grows to 50 centimeters high, give it a chasing fertilizer.