Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus
In a typical UK garden, sow indoors early March to early April, sow outside mid-May to early June, plant out early May to early June, and harvest late June to late October.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Sow indoors
- early March to early April
- Sow outdoors
- mid-May to early June
- Plant out
- early May to early June
- Harvest
- late June to late October
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 40 cm apart, rows 90 cm apart
- Square foot
- 1 per square (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- 1.5 cm
- Ready in
- 45 to 60 days from planting out
- Grows to
- 1.2 m
- Hardiness
- Tender: killed by any frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Crops for
- About 8 weeks
Growing tip
Soak seed for a few hours before sowing, and pick pods at 5-10 cm every couple of days; bigger pods turn woody.
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Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For okra, we used:
Grow okra with VegLog
Add okra to a bed and VegLog reminds you when to sow, plant out and pick, timed to your own town's frost dates.
