Cultivation Techniques of Red Okra

Red okra is an annual herb of the Malvaceae family. Unlike the usual okra, red okra has a red outer skin. Red okra can not only eat tender fruit pods, but also its flowers and seeds can be used as medicine, which has a good therapeutic effect on some gastrointestinal diseases. And the oil content of seeds is very high, and its market price comparison is very considerable. So how should red okra be cultivated? The following small series brings you the cultivation techniques of red okra. Let's take a look together!

1. Soil preparation and bed preparation

Red okra roots are very developed, extending deep, the requirements of the soil is not very strict, choose deep soil, fertility and humus-rich soil planting can be. Before sowing, deeply turn the soil about 25 cm, make a good field bed, and control the planting density of each row. Then apply enough base fertilizer, base fertilizer to decomposed farm manure mainly, with appropriate compound fertilizer. According to the planting area of different control good sowing time, sowing should pay attention to planting density, because red okra is very fond of light, planting too dense will affect the light absorption between plants, is not conducive to growth.

2. Timely sowing

There are many ways to sow red okra, mainly according to the temperature and environment of the planting area. For example, direct seeding should be used in May in areas with moderate temperature, and seedling transplanting should be used in areas with low temperature. Before sowing, the seeds should be immersed in warm water of about 50 degrees for about 25 hours, and then placed at a temperature of about 28 degrees for germination. After white exposure, they can be sown. Sowing generally uses the method of hole sowing, each planting hole puts 3 seeds, does a good job of water and fertilizer management, promotes seed germination and emergence.

3. Fertilizer and water management

Red okra is a relatively long fruiting period, high yield, so the need for nutrients is also relatively large. Before planting, apply enough base fertilizer, and apply fertilizer many times in the growth period of red okra. For example, after the seedlings slow down, they should start the first topdressing work, watering in time after topdressing, diluting fertilizer, and promoting the nutrient absorption of seedlings. Red okra after entering the fruiting period again topdressing, promote the growth of plants, improve the fruiting rate. The fertilizer is mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, the purpose is to promote fruit ripening and improve yield. Red okra is more resistant to dry, keep the soil moist, but still according to soil moisture and weather changes appropriate watering.

4. Pest control

The disease resistance of red okra is relatively strong, and the incidence of diseases and insect pests is not high under normal circumstances. However, if some force majeure or poor management is encountered, diseases and insect pests such as root-knot nematode disease and aphids will still occur. Therefore, we still have to do a good job in the prevention and control of pests and diseases in the planting process to avoid accidents. First of all, when preparing the soil, use phoxim and other chemicals to disinfect the soil to eliminate residual pesticides and germs in the soil. Regularly disinfect the field, strengthen field management, prepare control chemicals to avoid sudden pests and diseases.

The above is a brief introduction to the cultivation technology of red okra. In the process of planting red okra, field management is very important. Although they are all basic details, it is these details that determine the success or failure of planting. You can check our previous articles on our website to learn about the field management techniques of red okra planting. Today's introduction is here, this article is for reference only, thank you for reading and support.