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How to grow okra on the balcony

Lydia Rodarte-Quayle
2020-08-24 14:21:04
The seeds of okra should be soaked for 12 hours after purchase, and then placed at 25-35 ℃ for germination. After the seeds break their mouths, they should be seeded in the culture soil containing base fertilizer. Pile the soil around the root plate, stabilize it, and then water until there is excess water flowing out of the hole at the bottom of the basin. It will bloom in about 30-40 days.

What is okra

Okra, also known as coffee okra, okra, commonly known as croissant beans, gurgling eggplant, because it looks similar to pepper, also known as "pepper." The origin of okra is near Ethiopia and tropical Asia, so it grows in a warm and humid environment. Pod is its edible part, divided into red and green two kinds, the entrance of okra crisp and juicy, smooth and not greasy, unique taste, is a common dish on many family tables.

Tools and materials preparation

Planting container with a depth of more than 20 cm, culture soil with base fertilizer, okra seedlings, compound fertilizer, transplanting shovel, scissors

The steps of planting okra on the balcony

Step 1: in March and April, the temperature rises and the flowers bloom in spring. At this time, buy back the seedlings of okra, soak them for 12 hours, put them at 25-35 ℃ for germination, take out the prepared flowerpot after the seeds "break their mouths", first add a layer of bottom stone in the basin, and then lay a layer of culture soil, which is about six minutes full. Don't break up the root plate when the seedlings are out of the pot. Just plant the root plate in the culture soil containing the base fertilizer.

Step 2: culture the soil evenly around the root disk until it is nine minutes full. Note that the distance between two seedlings should be within 30-50cm, so only two seedlings can be planted in a 45cm pot.

Step 3: press the soil around the plant, stabilize it, and then water until there is excess water flowing out of the hole at the bottom of the pot

Step 4: after completing the first three steps, wait patiently for 30-40 days, and then okra will produce beautiful and lovely flowers, which will become a beautiful scenery on the balcony of your home. Autumn anemone can harvest fruits in five or six days after flowering, and then you can eat the delicious okra you planted by yourself!

Okra

The treatment after maturity

Autumn anemone will grow axillary buds in the growth process after fruit bearing. It is necessary to cut the axillary buds off with scissors. Even if there are fruits on the axillary buds, it is also necessary to cut them off decisively. Only in this way can the harvest be increased. As the saying goes, "to give up is to give up."

After the beginning of fruit harvest (about 45 days later), fertilization should be carried out twice a month, and the fertilizer should be applied below the front end of the stretched leaves. We must pay attention to fertilization on time every month, only in this way can we grow healthy and green okra.

Okra results real-time, must harvest in time, or pods will gradually harden, affect the taste.

Treatment of Okra after Maturity on Balcony

The steps of planting okra on the balcony are basically these. I hope you can plant fresh and delicious okra on the balcony according to the method introduced by Xiaobian.

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