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Vegetable Planting Calendar

Okra

• Approximate planting per person per year, fresh, 3 to 5 feet
• Approximate planting per person per year, process, 5 to 10 feet
• 2 ounces of seeds for 100 feet of row
• Minimum row space if hand cultivated, 30 inches
• Minimum row space if using field implements, 42 inches
• 12 inches between plants in row
• Plant 0.5 inch deep
• 55 to 60 days from planting to eating stage
• 740 international units of vitamin A per 100 gram sample
• 20 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 gram sample
• Okra questions and answers
• Recommended varieties
  • Annie Oakley II
    Hybrid
  • Lee
    Long spineless pods on dwarf plants
  • Clemson Spineless
    Dark green

• Recommended planting dates
  • South Missouri
    April 20 to May 10
  • Central Missouri
    May 1 to May 25
  • North Missouri
    May 10 to 25

G6201, revised April 2000

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