How to Grow Okra - Complete Growing Guide

[@AshWP]

I really like tutorials of this size, straight to the point - very useful when attention spans are getting shorter😀!

[@thebluecat3925]

😂💀 well said

[@RieRie81]

I can't tell you how much I needed this. I'm growing a 2nd attempt this season after a failed 1st attempt last season. I was treating it like a tomato plant. Thank you, thank you, so much! Crossing my fingers that I get a few harvests this year thanks to you! 🤞

[@fantasticaltales3027]

So did you?

[@bonnielipke1962]

My okra is doing great. I planted in straight into a regular garden bed instead of my lasagne garden and have been watching it flourish. Good to know I did it right!!

[@okieking8503]

I recommend you to everyone in okrahoma. You've turned me into a great gardener. Thank you

[@veronicac5041]

To save the seed let the pod grow and turn brown and dry then it is ready for you to harvest the seeds for next year

[@potatopotatoeOG]

thanks

[@bogkazealijamislim5998]

@@kronosrogers1182 Tell us you don't grow anything without saying it directly.

[@okieking8503]

@Sunshine Jenny gonna get bad in 2023. Save all seeds you can

[@Wolf-xu1fj]

Can you grow okra from the seeds of a store bought okra?

[@D71219ONE]

@@Wolf-xu1fjThose seeds won’t be mature enough. You eat okra when it’s green. Okra seed becomes viable when it become brown and woody.

[@ellamaek]

I'm growing Okra in MN for the first time. The leaves are HUGE so they have taken up a good portion of my raised bed. They are only about 2 feet high right now. I'm growing them in compost and they are doing just fine. I planted them in May so it was still a bit cool, but I ended up putting bottles over them so they could retain some heat and they loved it. Love the flowers! Glad my husband wanted to plant some so badly!

[@TheChrisBroussard]

Thanks for this video! Even here in Mississippi, you don't often see okra in the grocery store. So, I'm going to be planting some this weekend.

[@jeffsullivan3362]

I'm in the same area of Michigan as Luke and started my okra earlier in the season. Plants are about 4 ft. tall now and I've been harvesting for a few weeks. My plants are in a hydroponic system so they get constant water but not totally wet. It's true that there aren't many leaves but the leaves are large and make it hard to see new pods so as the okra is harvested I have started cutting the leaf off that's associated with that pod. Really cleans up the plant. Hope it doesn't have a negative effect on them later. Each plant has multiple trunks.

[@MichaelSeanHarrell]

We have about 42 okra plants coming along nicely . Planted in east Texas sand with a bit of compost and manure and a little 10-10-10 at planting.The plot is 40'x15'.I spaced them 3 to4 feet apart so they grow real tall and I can walk amongst them like a okra forest! We also are harvesting some sunflower seeds that we bought from you.God bless you and yours Luke.Thanks for the tips.

[@MichelleM0704]

I'm about to grow okra for the first time, also here in Texas. Although I'm not a huge okra fan, my adult daughter & mother are and I find the plants to be so pretty. I'm trying to decide on how many to plant. 42 plants sounds like a ton of okra. I was thinking more like 24 spaced a foot apart. Does that sound like it would be enough for a family of 6-8? or too few or too many plants?

[@sadiejohnson4198]

This video was perfect for me! I have Adult Adhd. I subscribed to your channel so fast! Been looking for something like this! Thanks!

[@ThatGardener]

Your wedding ring says “trifecta plus” you love this stuff haha. Nice video learned a lot.

[@dania1ff]

Wow you just answers all my questions, and I totally botched growing Okra this year I hope its not to late to regrow them again this year I am in Michigan

[@melvingomez9144]

The best video ever. Very quick and I lot information THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

[@naturalhealthgardening9264]

It's interesting how full sun in one region differs from full sun in another. The angle of the sunlight (which affects the intensity of certain sunlight wavelengths on the plant) and the intensity of heat (that incubates the plant throughout growth), influences watering. If you all see how spindly the okra plants are, you can recognize the need of more regular and deep watering due to the angle of sunlight he's getting in his region. Be mindful everyone that your okra plants shouldn't look spindly, especially that young. Start them strong with considerable watering in direct sunlight or try partial shade. Good job!

[@darknlovelyanitaw.6088]

My daughter is growing okra in a container on her deck. It's growing beautiful, tall and each okra is about 5 inches long. She lives in hot Texas🌱

[@SandraGOMEZ-ms7dz]

Can I see a three weeks ochro and cucumber plant

[@Charismatic6]

I'm at work and can't wait to watch this! I know you don't like it but I LOVE it. This will be a treat!

[@philpetersen4477]

Cheers buddy! Trying to grow scarlet, burgundy and green okra this summer down in Dunedin New Zealand. Not a common vegetable here and may struggle with not too much heat. Do have loads of sun here though so hoping for the best.

[@isaacfrerichs3305]

Can you please do a video on PH testing your soil?

[@Alex-gq1ir]

Get the kit and then flip it and dip it

[@user-jj1tp4qm8m]

😤

[@GardensGuitars]

Good video. I had the same experience with okra thriving in native clay soil, while my okra planted in pure compost did not do well. Cheers

[@VirantRoss]

Primitive Organic Garden Their native to Africa so thats why the hotter the better and do well in clay like soil.

[@lindaallen2412]

Quick comprehensive and very informative brilliant thanks, never even heard of this veg before so great

[@marianecoarroyo]

Thank you for the information you share with us. I have learnt a lot. I have to say I’m always complaining that you talk too much and repeat the same several times in your videos. This video is way different and I loved it. It was straight to the point, less than 5 minutes and all was said, didn’t repeat the same over and over.

[@jeevanm]

thank you for the tips! My issue is I lose about 90% of the flowers even before they bloom. Is this an insect issue? this keeps happening year after year. Any suggestions? thanks again!

[@kristenoberhauser8228]

hmm - I think the flower falls off if it is too hot or too cold. If it is over 95 degrees a lot of plants stop setting fruit. But could it need more nitrogen? Maybe a good foliar feeding with a seaweed/fish emulsion?

[@shokoufehrahbar1961]

I grew okra this year for the first time, it grew really really fast and very tall, about 6 feet. The okra flower is the most beautiful one but it turns to okra pod in just a few hours. I had a big problem though with aphids, okra attracts many insects, especially aphids.

[@andreionisie168]

try planting with marigolds and radishes. Google about companion planting.

[@sheelathayu8178]

You can mix Neem Oil (you can get it in Indian stores) and soap in water and spray to get rid of aphids. Jag singh talks about this in his video.

[@lazarusramaube8291]

Spray the aphids with Coca Cola

[@nobull772]

@@lazarusramaube8291 does that work??

[@lazarusramaube8291]

@@nobull772 The acid in the Coke sends the Aphids to an early grave

[@sourcedecay]

I tried to grow okra last year in a climate similar to yours. They got big beautiful leaves and flowers but they only got about 3 pods per plant. Going to try acidifying the soil a bit in an isolated garden area this year. Okra is one of my favorite things to eat, but I've never once seen it at a grocery store here so I have to do it myself. Thanks for the tips!

[@humfyb2544]

Thank u Luke for the sharing. Recently received two okra plants from a friend & have no clear idea of how to grow it.

[@donwhitt9899]

I have a problem with cut worms. When the okra plant grew to about 5" tall, in the mornings several were lying on the ground, their stems severed. I took a 2" strip of newspaper, rolled it up and curled it around each stem. I had no more cut down after that, although it's a lot of trouble to go through. I planted my okra in pure oak leaf compost mixed with wood ashes in a raised bed. They grew ten feet tall and had more okra pods than we could use.

[@joanies6778]

I think I just figured out a great use for the beer bottle caps. Glue them smooth side to a cylindrical item (like a plastic cup with bottom cut out) and the spindly side out... place around plant to grow through. Reusable. Same idea is using crushed eggshells around a plant for slug prevention.

[@vickismall6859]

Can I plant pole (Kentucky wonder) beans with my okra and use the okra as my trellis?

[@53peace]

Brilliant. Short and precise thank you. Growing both red and green types this year. Anxious.

[@lovebugzz6190]

We grow it here in northern California, they love the soil, they have such beautiful yellow flowers and great okra pods :)

[@highplains7777]

We have a lot of clay here and they like that as he mentioned.

[@cynicalcriticofhousekeepin1881]

I grew okra for the first time this year. I just want to add in that the pods grow incredibly fast. I have seen 1 inch pods end up being over 4 inches by the end of the day. Don't grow Okra unless you can go out twice a day and cut down the pods as soon as they get to perfect size. A few times I have forgotten to go back out at night to cut some okra down. The next day they were over 7 inches in the morning and just went into the compost. Their flowers are beautiful though if you can manage to be put at the right time to see them. They open up and get fertilized soo quickly that it's very easily to miss the blooms all together if you can't go visit your garden during the day.

[@ChadnRanda]

does need nitrogen, but I literally don't give it any extra nitrogen. In the reason I don't is because the Okra that was in the beds that I always fed the plants good in, they never done great.. but I figured out i feed a seaweed thats 0 1.5 1 All the way up to when it starts blooming.🎉🎉 I live in South Carolina and we picking okra all the way up until it freezes.😊

[@kumipermaecovillageghana]

I will be planting Okro next week at my backyard. Great to use your tips. Thanks for the free info.

[@fatimaparveen9669]

From where do i get the seeds...pls share

[@kumipermaecovillageghana]

@@fatimaparveen9669 After harvesting I leave some to dry of the tree to use in planting. I also get some from my organic farmers friends. i don't usually buy seeds from the market because I want to plant great seeds.

[@fatimaparveen9669]

@@kumipermaecovillageghana thank you for your kind reply 😃

[@snowpaw360]

Wow i was about to start planting some okra today and then i saw this.

[@628DirtRooster]

Love me some fried okra. You must be out at the cottage. How are the bees looking?

[@MrSanteeclaus]

How to grow okra- stick seed in ground, water come back and pick.

[@riverp9019]

Honestly! So easy? I'm going to try. We got all the heat but loads and loads of rain too.

[@CatsOrangeAndGrey]

River P Yes it’s easy. I planted a bunch and most have made it through. He says that they need all that sun, but where I live it’s over 100F nowadays, so I keep them mostly in the shade. For watering, I stick my finger in the soil and if it’s dry, then I water. If they’re out in the sun too much, combined with all the heat, they wilt fast.

[@riverp9019]

@@CatsOrangeAndGreyHmmmm they sound a bit sensitive, sensitive to heat and rain and sun. Half my garden collapses after a long week or two deluge of rain when the sun comes out again at 34%C. It takes a few days for everything to remember the sun. Do they bounce back from a wilt? I'm so excited because I got the red one as well as the green one, I thought the red quite ornamental. Just this tropics is tricky. Thanks Jessica I guess if i can grow papayas okra should survive......same sort of soft herbaceous sub-shruby type thing, I reckon at least. I think i will try your trick and go for half shade, maybe morning sun only. 34%C is about 90F so cooler than you but our humidity is up there at around 80-90%. Wonder if the dry season (winter) would be better.......problem is I don't have any farmers around here to copy, it's just jungle forest. There was an old guy but he slipt up at the waterfall and died when he fell over the edge while fixing his water pipes. So sad his patch in the bush was immaculate, he grew so many things, things I've never even tasted. Many different creepers and gourds sadly I just wasn't into growing veg then..........I guess trial and error it must be.

[@bobbun9630]

@@riverp9019 My experience is that okra is one of the most robust garden plants you'll ever try. It will love that heat. I don't know that I have ever seen okra wilt, to be honest. I'm shocked at how paltry and spindly the plants in this video are.

[@riverp9019]

@@bobbun9630 I'm just loving what you say!!! I'm rearing to go. I just love the idea of baskets full of something to eat, anything straight from the ground. The tropics is very tricky veg wise. I've just got two pcks of seed so fingers crossed.

[@dontforgetthesunflowers8088]

Your "Welcome to another episode of MIgardener....." reminds me of an auctioneer. You say it so fast 😂😂😂😂! Now I want to go listen to John Michael Montgomery's song where he is singing really fast at an auction! 😂😂😂. Keep up the great work!

[@latham40]

Haven't had a problem growing in pure compost raised bed with 6.5 pH.

[@nigeljohn6676]

This is what the World needs more of. Nice, homely, positive, enriching life filled video. 💪🏿

[@chlchls91]

Here in Tennessee my okra got 8-9 feet tall. Didn't know you could prune it until it was too late. I'm 5ft 1in so you can imagine how difficult it was to harvest towards the end of the season. I wish I could post a picture!

[@chelspotsgardening7318]

^This was my old account. Check out my new one. I'm about to start my own gardening series... Thanks!

[@lawanacroskey7994]

I use a soaker hose throughout the garden and the okra is right in the middle. Since it doesn't like a lot of water will moving the hose away from the plants work since I can't remove the hose?

[@shibanibose2576]

Which fertilizer i have to put in okra growing plants.

[@giorgiodisalvatore3768]

Our weather is 100+ degrees right now in southern California. Should we wait to plant from seed?

[@camphongnguyen6358]

Do we need to pinch the tip of okra plant to have more branches and hence more fruits. Thank you.

[@jlawrence0181]

Okra is one of the heartiest plants during the hot summer months in Southern Arizona. The hotter it gets, the better the okra grows and our plants produced from June to November. He have never experienced any sliminess. The firts pod on each plant appeared to be the most stringy.

[@tracyjones3360]

I love your videos! I’m new to gardening can I grow okra in a bed with collards?

[@bradleach4947]

Hey Luke, I'm in south central Indiana. Would it be possible to plant seeds now for my okra? Thanks

[@wileyjackson9945]

What variety does everyone recommend and where can I get some for next spring? Thanks in advance

[@be6715]

May like clay because it would hold more nutrients near the roots. Growing okra from seed for the first time this year. I find that I like the Clemson Spineless better than the Baby Bubba (dwarf). I don't know about taste, since I am growing it mainly for my neighbor. But, looks like it is time to fertilize it. Does it produce in MI until frost? It seems like some of my plants are petering out, but I didn't know it was a heavy feeder. FYI, it is in the same family as hibiscus - as you can tell by the flowers. thanks!

[@acebuggers2744]

That was speedy! I like all of your growing guides, length doesn't matter to me. Thanks for teaching us how to grow food.

[@VirantRoss]

ACEBUGGERS Yup Great guide all the important Info in just a few minutes.

[@VirantRoss]

Great guide, He is right about everything. His tip on picking them small was helpful Thanks.

[@terryeharris]

Nice! Concise and hit the high points. Thanks

[@AnnD2023]

Where do you get the fencing that’s behind you in this video? I can only find it 2’ tall.

[@rightgirlwrongplanet]

what size pot can these be grown in? I will need to grow these indoors in cold SE England. Minimum temp overnight is 3C this week in May.

[@cakebliss6535]

How long do okra plants last or produce??? At what point to I pull them up and let them die???

[@Sg4809]

Thanks so much Luke, you're a blessing!

[@abernathygardens24homesteading]

How deep should the seeds be sown? Do you really need to soak the seed over night and get rid of the floaters?

[@dulcerenelle]

My okra is doing fantastic in South Eastern New Mexico

[@GraftingTactick]

Great content, very informative, lots to take from, Thanks for sharing 👍

[@k.chriscaldwell4141]

That clay tip is good info. Thanks.

[@alysonfroehlich]

Exactly what I needed to know!

[@lorenrenee1]

They do need lots of sun. The difference between harvests of my full sun and part sun plants was astounding.

[@josephblackwood4001]

How do I dry these seeds from this home grown okra pod my friend gave me?

[@bamasher4384]

Thank you so much for another great video!

[@AnimeShinigami13]

thanks! now I know why it is okra's slimy when used! mom didn't like it because of that. now me I'd rather have the okra flowers, they're absolute bombshells in the beauty department!

[@KatieCraftyMom]

I want to try to grow this in Wisconsin. I have to wait until practically June to put it outside. Would this be good to start seeds inside and transfer or would it be better to start the seeds outside?

[@daksilesia1680]

Please advice me,one of my okra plants has not produced any of the known fruit but has developed roundballs with thorns or rather looks likes thick spikes.What is that supposed to mean Luke?

[@gloriapittersalfred4791]

Can I plant brassicas like broccoli or brussel sprouts alongside the okras?

[@bcvaldez9]

My experience with okra was a little bit different. You were right on the daylight but the okra I grew grew 6 to 7 feet tall. And loved the water. It was Oklahoma clay and grown in the wet end of the garden and grew extremely well. I did notice I only had a 12 hour window at most when the pod hit ripeness. Other then that liked the quick video.

[@elrichoward4193]

Prepared Grunt he lives in Michigan and there okra will not grow high like ours in Texas and Oklahoma

[@thewintergardener2873]

Growing Okra for the first time here in South Florida... Really struggling with it, as it really seems susceptible to Blight..

[@noblehillministerprophet8689]

Wow!

[@christianjosephgutib868]

what is the perfect temperature for that plant? I am currently living in the middle east and I would like to plant something edible on our rooftop and something that I can consider planting in a hot temperature usually around 30 to 50 degree CELSIUS.

[@101bsatx]

Christian Joseph Gutib I grow it here in west Texas and it does best when it's 90-100 Fahrenheit everyday. At that temp it'll produce near constant streams of pods. Lower than 85 and it'll grow slowly. Temperatures normally peak at 105 so I can't say how well it would do above that but I imagine it would do fine.

[@ilhemachourbouakez8764]

I have some 1X1 foot empty containers, can I use them to sow OKRA ?

[@smickie500]

Does Okra reach full growth and quit producing and die before first frost..I have Okra in wicking buckets and and they are 7 1/2 feet tall and harvested lots and lots of okra...but now I have leaves that are falling off and its not drinking as much water as it was...I think it may be dying. I am using masterblend , calcium nitrate and epson salt

[@allsparkwars2644]

should I cut the bottom leaves?

[@busker153]

How long from seed to beginning to harvest?

[@newgrowthnaturals]

hi can Green okra seeds grow or they first have to be dried?

[@fatimaparveen9669]

Its one year now Did you find a solution 🙂. Bcos i am also looking for it..

[@olakanmiolayiwola2752]

Hi, what did you say the spacing of okraw should be? And often should okraw be watered? And, how do one plan for pest or insects?

[@NonieK2267]

Okay we're growing some okra here in Arizona in a low desert it's looking really good but I am concerned we may have planted them too close together I have five plants are very close together so close that they're touching each other now they do get all day sun except for early in the morning but by 11 in the morning they no longer get any shade. I'm wondering about airflow does that bother them that maybe there's not enough airflow right now they're still probably mid growth they're not that tall yet there I know maybe a foot or two. And I'm wondering apparently they don't need any pruning or anyting

[@theelpydimension]

Great quick and informative video! Is there a particular variety you'd recommend growing in Michigan? Thanks for sharing! :)

[@ginettebrossard2590]

Been trying to grow okra for years and always fail. Going to try these new tips and see where it goes. I feel good about it. Wish I knew. Thx. Is July too late to plant seeds in Atlanta?

[@drleo6409]

Short and sweet thanks

[@nadiamuy9000]

How well does okra do in Black dirt?

[@xvgx]

can i grow this in containers?

[@BeautifulOaks]

Does okra need support or tomato cage?

[@InkpadsPlaypad]

I started growing my okra inside before the warmer temperatures started I planted in the garden it seems to be growing pretty well it's very shiny so what ended up doing was putting in a couple of bamboo poles and wrapping it around and it seems to be doing okay I read somewhere that it doesn't need to have anything to guide it or grow it on so is it the type of okra I chose or did something wrong? I do have a ton of flowers on it and they all turned into pods . I have so many pods. how big should the pods be to harvest? You mentioned something in your video about them wanting to be small to harvest but how small?

[@Nonexistent4]

Can we grow okra indoor in uv light?

[@stanleyramirez8638]

Can I use Okra seeds from a old Okra Plant?

[@jamesmelton818]

Just came across your KZbin channel and looking for tips to enhance my gardening experience. My okra always ends up 10 to 12 feet high which requires hauling a ladder around to harvest. Can they be topped in order to encourage growth at the leaf nodes?

[@krijnthebest]

Can you do a video on grapes??

[@namitanarang1437]

I would like very much if you could explain much more coltivation of okra seeds from germination transplant and disease Thanks a lot

[@joshables9161]

I've planted okra in bagged compost that I got from Walmart in raised beds because my soil is mostly clay. It seems like when I water my okra they wilt and I just lost one plant today and probably another one tomorrow. I vary rarely water them. Should I just not water them at all?

[@anngheard3830]

Quick and to the point! Great information and not confusing. Thank you!

[@joescheller6680]

so im still in the dark....how deep to plant the seed......nothing mentioned about that or i missed it. how long to. emerge.

[@brynnkohler4084]

about 3/4- to 1-inch deep.

[@uwharries2001]

I am asking this question all over KZbin and hoping for a quick answer. After the okra blossom blooms and falls off and the pod grows and is harvested does a new bloom grow where the previous pod waa sniped? Do all pods require a bloom first? (it would seem to surely be so)

[@loveneeshart]

love, love your videos

[@rightgirlwrongplanet]

Hi, thanks. Why are my okra germinating and then growth stunted? There is a little head above soil and then that's it. I'm from England and we don't get hot weather BUT last year we had an unseasonal heatwave for 2 months so I'm hoping for anther this year.

[@rightgirlwrongplanet]

PS They are growing in seed trays indoors full sun in warm temperatures and watered lightly daily. All my other vegetable;e seeds are thriving so this is a real challenge

[@jenniferponzini2433]

What kind of Okra are you growing that you classify as spindly??? Everytime I grow Okra they have thick trunks about 5 inch in diameter, grow to about 15 feet and put on crazy amounts of produce.

[@elrichoward4193]

Luke, here down south that 10 inch spacing is out the door.I use your trifecta and I need 18 inch spacing minimum. Okra goes crazy for trifecta.

[@jennierenzi8739]

My little ocra plant leaves are yellow and very young. Any idea why they are not turning green

[@pamelapruett7833]

Does okra need to be staked?

[@revivalofthefittestonlythe2757]

Long time no see, we will be planting 100 okra this weekend in my xountry. Go well brother

[@the_mercifulunderdog4437]

Still here loving and learning to garden :} . Thank you for sharing

[@jennifers1149]

Sowed starts today, let’s grow this! Thanks for the advice