SEED TYPE : Hybrid

PLANT TYPE : Annual

FRUIT COLOR : Green

SOWING TIME: Summer

SOWING METHOD : Directly from Seed

GERMINATION TIME : 5 – 7 Days

GROWING CONTAINER : 12 inch height pot / Garden bed

GROWING MEDIA : 1 part  Garden soil 1 part Cocopeat 1 part Vermicompost

HARVESTING : 60-75 Days After Sowing

DESCRIPTION :

Okra can be cultivated in wide range of soil. The ideal soil for okra cultivation is sandy loam to clay loam with rich organic matter and better drainage facility. If proper drainage is available it can grow well in heavy soils. The pH of soil should be 6.0 to 6.5. Do not cultivate crop in alkaline, saline soils also in poor drainage capacity soils. it is sown during June-July and for spring season it is cultivated in February – March.

The fruits are ready to harvest after 60 to 70 days of sowing. Small and tender fruit should be harvested. The fruits should be harvested in the morning and evenings. Delay in harvesting may make the fruits fibrous and they lose their tenderness and taste. Rainy season crop gives 120 -150 quintal/ha. Summer crop gives 80 -100 quintal/ha. Duration is 100 & 90 days respectively.