Okra (Lady's Finger)

Step-by-step method

1. 1
   Step 1

   Prepare the bed

   Till loamy soil until crumbly and mix in 2–3 kg of manure per square metre.

2. 2
   Step 2

   Soak

   Okra has a hard coat — soak for 24 hours.

3. 3
   Step 3

   Sow

   1 inch deep, rows 1.5 ft apart, plants 1 ft apart.

4. 4
   Step 4

   Care

   Thin weak seedlings at 3–4 inches. Keep weeds down and earth up the base.

5. 5
   Step 5

   Water

   Every 4–5 days in hot weather. Don't let soil dry during flowering and fruiting.

6. 6
   Step 6

   Harvest

   Pick pods 4–5 days after the flower opens. Picking every other day raises yield.

🌱 General care: weed around the base once plants grow and water whenever the soil starts to dry.