Okra is an annual herb.

Okra belongs to the annual herbaceous plants, plant height between one and two meters, the stem appears cylindrical, the flowering period in the summer and autumn each year, the color of the flowers is yellow, the fruits are green after maturity, appearing cylindrical steeple-shaped, planting okra can be taken as a method of sowing, the seeds of the particles are full of directly sown in the soil can be.

Okra is a mallow family okra herb, can grow to a height of two meters, the stem appears cylindrical, the surface with scattered thorns, both sides of the leaf blade has fine hairs, its flowering period in the annual May to September, the color of the flowers is yellow, the petals appear ovate, the fruit is a cylindrical steeple-shaped.

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1, planting time

Okra is more suitable for planting in late spring and early summer (May), and can be harvested from July to October. However, the climate in the north and south is different, the specific time will be different, specifically, the south in March sowing, the north in May sowing, while the coastal region in April.

2, germination

The okra seeds into the water soaked for 24 hours, and then put out into the wet cloth in the germination of 2 to 3 days, the seed whitening reached about 70% of the time will be able to be sown.

3, sowing

Okraut is a taproot vegetable, it is best to direct seeding, seedling can also be. Before sowing the first land, do not and legume, eggplant crops, 5 tons of manure per acre, 50 pounds of composite fertilizer, turn over and rake flat into flat beds, to be sown.