Fruiting vegetables · warm season
Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus
Loves Ohio’s July and August. Plants stall in cool June and then take off.
- When to plant in Ohio
- Direct sow or transplant after soil is 70°F, usually early June
- Harvest window
- July through frost; pick every 1–2 days
- Days to maturity
- 55–65
- Spacing
- 12–18 in.
- Light
- Full sun, heat
How to grow it
Soak seed overnight. Plant ½ in. deep. Harvest pods at 3–4 in.; larger pods get woody overnight in heat. Clemson Spineless and Jing Orange both finish here. Wear gloves if the foliage irritates your skin.
Related fruiting vegetables
Bell pepper 65–85 green; 80–100 colored
Jalapeño 70–80
Banana pepper 65–75
Eggplant 65–80 from transplant