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Re: SQFT spacing for okra

At 10:20 AM 2/17/97 -0600, you wrote:
>I started my first garden this year (sqft style).  I would like to plant
>okra when warmer weather comes.  What is the spacing for okra?
>
>Dusty Weaver
>dustyw@intellinet.com
>
>Hi,

I have experimented with okra spacing and find that 1-2 per sq maintained
good air circulation and permitted good branching.  I used Annie Oakley 11
hybrid.  I also did as many as 3 per sq but the overall yield decreased.
Pinetree Garden catalog states 4-6 seeds per sq.

I remember using their spacing with not as big a yield as 1 or 2 per sq.  I
tried Clemson spineless one season and that plant grows large.  I planted
Clemson one  every two sq.

I find that okra interplants well with a lot of other veggies.  Last season
I interplanted one bed with okra and sweet potatoes.  Another bed with okra
and tomatoes.  And still a third with okra and sweet peppers.

I am not sure what zone you are in so pay attention to the days to maturity.
Annie Oakley 11 does well in the northeast.  I start okra indoors around end
of April or beginning of May.  I transplant out sometime in June and harvest
plenty of okra for fresh eating, freezing, and still can give some away.

TIA
Sandra Walters
Bronx,NY zone 6/7
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