Description

Okra is highly nutritious and helps protect your body from illness.

• Lowers blood sugar: Helps manage diabetes.
• Improves digestion: Prevents constipation and heals the gut.
• Proteps the heart: Lowers bad cholesterol levels.
• Boosts immunity: Rich in Vitamin C to fight infections.

This variety produces medium-short pods with a thick, meaty pulp. It is a hardy, sun-loving plant that is easy to grow directly from seed.

• • Pre-treatment: Soak seeds in a bowl of water for 2 to 3 hours before planting.
  • Sowing method: Plant seeds directly into their final pot or garden spot.
  • No transplanting: You do not need to raise separate seedlings first.
  • Seed covering: Cover the seeds with a layer of fine cocopeat.
  • Sprouting trick: Cover the pot with a jute bag or dry grass to trap heat and speed up sprouting.

• • Sunlight: Requires full, direct sunlight. It cannot tolerate shady areas.
  • Temperature: Grows best in warm weather between 20°C and 35°C.
  • Watering: Keep the soil constantly moist but never soggy or waterlogged. Do not let it dry out completely.

 

• • Frequent picking: Cut the okra pods regularly to encourage the plant to grow even more fruit.

Note: For best germination results, use all the seeds within 2 weeks after reaching you. For growing seedlings use a fine mixture of soil/sand, Coco-peat & compost in 1:3:1 ratio. For more information check out on how to seeds.