As the popular saying goes “ for you to receive you have to give” I have been on the receiving end for quite sometime now and I feel obligated to give back my token as a sign of appreciation for a successful farming year. Follow me as I break down in details what it entails to be successful in Okro production all year round

First and foremost I welcome everyone to this thread. Keep in mind that the road to be a successful farmer is laced with hard work, consistency and getting the right method and seed. I will be sharing with you from my experience as an Okro farmer for about 3 years now consistently

To have a successful season of planting requires proper planning on your end and also a favorable weather (na baba God get that one). The success of your crop all starts from the land preparation to planting , management of weeds, management of pest, fertilizer application and proper harvesting.

Good work

A full Okro season takes about 4 month. Okro starts to produce after 60days of planting and the harvesting goes on for 2 months if well managed. There are different varieties of Okro out there but the best is the short evergreen lady finger. I will post a picture of it when I get to the farm

Adeoludt:
Good work

thank you and your questions are welcome if you have any

There are other varieties but the market we sell to determines the one we plant and to add to that the evergreen lady finger is more easy to manage when it comes to spraying pesticide than the other tall varieties and also get the best price in market.

I love okro

Awesome!! I'm following keenly.

Good day everyone. The first thing to consider when setting up for any farming activity be it crop or animal is your market. Please don’t make the mistake of producing because you think it’s an amazing crop and it’s beneficial to the health or well being of the society. The truth is people decide what they want when it’s comes to what they eat most especially. So do your market research before going to the farm to plant

Okro farming is a very lucrative business if and only if you are in for the long term. I personally plant all year round because I have the capacity to do that. And the price flunctuate as the supply and demand plays out but we always sell even when there is glut.

Okro is a very drought resistant crop and also flood tolerant crop to a certain extent where other crops e.g maize can’t thrive.

Planting of Okro begins for me immediately after the end of harmattan most likely in the mid of February as I am located in Iwo Osun state south west this February planting is for those who have water logged area or those that can irrigate their farms before the onset of rain.

Hope you’re enjoying the forum. I will love to answer your questions if you have any. Let me take a break

God bless you, Op! . I'm planning to plant Okra January or February next year and I have been trying to gather information from practicing Farmers. Your thread is coming at the right time. I would have love to ask questions but then I would wait till you complete your teachings because you would have answered majority of the question by the time you are done with the thread.

Continue the good job

Nice thread

Let me show the major difference btw lady finger and other varieties

Lady finger

Other varieties

The seed you plant determines your success in this business take it or leave it.Other factors also come into play but this seed of a thing cannot be taken for granted atall. If you need good seeds I can be of help

SOIL
The best type of soil for Okro is loamy soil which is not too water logged. Okro can actually survive on all type of soil but only yield of crop will differ. The best preparation for the land is ploughing so as for the root to penetrate easily for nutrients uptake.

After the land has been ploughed or if ridges were made, it should be left still emergence of weed (approx a week after rain fall )before planting of Okro seed so as to make herbicide spraying effective.

Herbicide containing glyphosate should be used with dimethyl amine (popularly know as 2-4D) in the ratio 200ml to 50ml respectively in a 20L knapsack sprayer.

Okro seed germinate after 3 to 4 days of planting depending on the moisture content in the soil. Please spray the herbicides before emergence of the seed as 2-4D is highly harmful to Okro plant. It is advisable not to even use it if you will not be observant of the germination time frame

Nice one op, slowly my love for the agriculture section of nairaland is coming back, the section actually turned to a market place, in my local farming community here, am actually known as okra guy by some Co farmers. I will follow this thread and op hope am permitted to contribute to the thread even as I learn more. I currently have a dry season okra farm under cultivation, 2 weeks gone with my babies doing well. Pictures will come soon.

Wao, I congratulate myself for coming across this thread. I have a plot of land very close to a small river, I went there on Tuesday to clear a little space to plant efo Tete, I later went back on Tuesday to plant Okro too

So far I have planted okro and efo ooyo and efo Tete, but it has not started germinating yet

Thank you guys for joining the thread. We are all learners here so let share whatever we do so we can move and succeed together

My ongoing dry season OKRO project. Planted on November 6. I planted it intentionally in the furrow for it retains water more than ontop of the ridges.

Redomi:
So far I have planted okro and efo ooyo and efo Tete, but it has not started germinating yet

tete normally starts germination the very next day if watered properly while okra takes atleast 3 days to germinate.

Jub101:
My ongoing dry season OKRO project. Planted on November 6. I planted it intentionally in the furrow for it retains water more than ontop of the ridges.

okra and pest this season is a huge challenge, how frequently do you spray pesticides, I spray once weekly, which I feel is too much and still doesn't seem adequate enough.

Use imiforce insecticide as white fly is the main insect that disturbs a lot during this period. 25ml in 20L knapsack sprayer is good