Lady Fingers Care

The watering needs for Lady Finger Plant (Okra) care vary during the lifecycle of the plant. At the time of germination, it's important to keep the soil slightly moist but not dripping wet. You'll need to water daily. This can go on until the seedlings have about 3 to 4 leaves.

Organic fertilizer can be well rotten cow dung manure, farmyard manure, compost or vermicompost. Top Dressing: When your Okra plant is more than 45 days old, Provide 1 tablespoon of 15:15:15 (NPK) fertilizer per plant or mix handful of Vermicompost in the soil around each plant. Lady's finger plants are heavy feeders, feed the plant with NPK fertilizer with low nitrogen level.

Right from germination to flowering to fruiting, the Lady Finger Plant (Okra) needs a full blast of sunlight. 6 hours of direct sunlight is a bare minimum. You will have to grow Lady Finger Plant (Okra) where there's unobstructed sunlight.

Lady's finger thrive well in loam, well-drained soil. Using a soilless commercial potting mix rich in organic matter is highly recommended. The pH levels of the soil should be 6.5 to 7.0.

Lady finger requires warm climate throughout its growing period because it cannot bear cold climatic conditions. It requires temperature range of 22-35°c for its best growth. Rainy season is essential for its successful growth. Seeds are unable to germinate when the temperature is below 20°c.

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