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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    January 31, 2011
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    They tend to only grow 1 or 2 pods at a time. When you harvest a pod, they start to grow a new one and will do this until the season is over. It is best to grow several plants at a time so that you have enough to harvest at once for a meal.

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  • Answered by
    Heather on
    February 19, 2011
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    Okra specifically falls into the "other" category. It is related to cotton and can be very nutrient hungry, so it might be a good idea to follow it up with a nitrogen fixing plant (peas and beans) and leave the roots of those plants in the soil after they have faded. This returns the most amount of nitrogen to the soil.

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    Heather on
    February 19, 2011
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    The normal groupings are nightshades (tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, potatoes), curbits (squash and melons), nitrogen fixing (peas and beans), cole crops (cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, greens, etc), grasses (corn and corn like plants) and then all else can be grouped together (carrots, beets, radish, etc).

    You do not want to plant vegetables from the same groupings in the same spots for more than 2-3 years tops, with rotating yearly being ideal. You definitely need to rotate if a plant from a grouping has been diseased. This helps balance what nutrients the plants use up from an area and also allows time for diseases that affect only certain groupings to die out.

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    Nikki on
    March 16, 2011
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    The seedlings need nitrogen. Use a weak water based fertilizer on them.

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    Nikki on
    April 13, 2011
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    Here is an article that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/okra/planting-okra.htm

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    nancy glasscock on
    April 25, 2011
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    When the weather has gotten to where it stays warm all day and ground temp is above 60 degrees. Okra loves hot weather.
    We plant ours around mid May-early June. We are in zone 7B.

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    Heather on
    April 17, 2011
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    It could be transplant shock or it could be that the excess water in the soil is smothering the roots. If it is transplant shock, this article will help:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/learn-how-to-avoid-and-repair-transplant-shock-in-plants.htm

    If it is too wet soil, you will have to wait it out and hope the plants survive.

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    Nikki on
    April 14, 2011
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    Compost would make a great fertilizer for growing okra or you could use a balanced commercial organic fertilizer.

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    Heather on
    May 15, 2011
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    It may be that you are not watering enough. Unless they are in standing water, it is hard to give them too much water. The plants need at least 2-3 inches of water, including rainfall, a week. Water from below, instead of above, if you can to minimize evaporation.

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    pmax on
    June 1, 2011
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    Thanks for the info. That has really helped!

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