(Okra Crop – Cultivation Guidelines)

🌦 Climate
• Warm and humid climate is ideal
• Optimum temperature: 25°C–35°C
• Avoid frost or low temperature

🌱 Soil
• Well-drained loamy or sandy loam soil preferred
• Soil pH: 6.0–6.8
• Avoid saline or waterlogged soils

🚜 Field Preparation
• Deep ploughing followed by 2 harrowings
• Keep the field fine and moist

🌾 Sowing Time
• Summer crop: February – April
• Kharif crop: June – July
• Rabi crop (in South India): October – November

📏 Spacing
• Row to row: 45 cm
• Plant to plant: 30 cm

💧 Irrigation
• First irrigation immediately after sowing
• Subsequent irrigations every 4–5 days
• Avoid water stagnation during growth

🧪 Fertilizers
• FYM/Compost: 20–25 tons/ha
• NPK: 100:60:40 kg/ha
• Apply half nitrogen at sowing, rest after 30 days

🌿 Weed Management
• Apply Pendimethalin 1 L/ha after sowing
• Hand weeding as required

🦠 Major Diseases
• Yellow vein mosaic → Spray Imidacloprid 17.8% SL
• Powdery mildew → Spray Hexaconazole 5% EC or Sulphur 80% WDG
• Wilt → Maintain field hygiene and grow resistant varieties

🐛 Insect Pests
• Fruit borer → Spray Spinetoram 45% SC or Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG
• Whitefly → Spray Imidacloprid 17.8% SL

🌾 Harvesting/Threshing
• Harvest tender fruits 7–10 days after flowering
• Pick every 2–3 days for better yield
• Wash and store under cool conditions

⚠️ Special Note:
These recommendations are based on agricultural university and scientific research. Yield depends on weather, soil, irrigation, pests, and diseases.