Pre-soak the seeds for a few hours before sowing to soften the hard coat and speed up germination. Sow seeds about one inch deep in groups of three or four, spaced 10 to 12 inches apart. Allow ...

Okra seeds planted when the soil is still too cool will germinate poorly or not at all. This often happens to gardeners who plant okra seeds in March or early April, before the soil has warmed up ...

Most seeds germinate in two weeks or less at a temperature between 70 to 80 degrees. ... Examples are peas, fava beans, chard, squash, cucumbers, corn, and okra. Cold treating.

Okra is probably the easiest crop to grow from seed but needs plenty of room. The plants start producing quickly and need to be harvested daily so that the pods won’t get too big and tough ...

I am a little late getting my okra planted this year, but there is still time. I will plant it where I recently dug my Irish potatoes. Okra is synonymous with Southern culture. The African name ...

This trick works especially well for seeds with thick outer shells (like okra, dried peas, beans, spinach, and winter squash) because these seeds require the outer skin to be weakened in through a ...

Some seeds can germinate in soil with a temperature as low as 40 degrees. Lettuce and cabbage, ... The exceptions are squash, and okra which really prefer a range of 85 degrees to 95 degrees.

If you had planted okra seed in April, you would be seeing the fruit of your labor in July and August. Okra is a warm season crop that seems to like the hot Oklahoma summers. It is grown in home ...