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Fact-checked printables for okra growers, families and schools, plus a short list of kit and books. Every purchase helps keep this site free.
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Okra printables
Fact-checked PDFs in A4 and US Letter, for okra growers, families and schools, from UK greenhouses to warm-climate gardens.
Grow-Your-Own Okra Planner & Sowing Calendar
Okra growers, from UK greenhouses to warm-climate gardens
A UK greenhouse calendar from the RHS and South Carolina planting dates from Clemson Extension side by side, a variety planner, a sowing tracker, a greenhouse and container plan, a spacing grid, weekly jobs, a ratooning page for warm climates, a watering and feeding log and a season review.
Okra Harvest Log & Plant Record Book
Greenhouse growers and warm-climate gardeners
Record every plant: variety, sowing and planting dates, first flowers, first pods, pinching out, pick-by-pick pod counts and weights, a pod-size check, a seed-saving page and a season summary for next year.
Okra Pest & Problem ID Charts
Greenhouse growers and warm-climate gardeners
Clear wall charts for glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly, aphids and ants, stink bugs and corn earworm, pod rot and root problems, and powdery mildew, with what the RHS and US extension services say to look for and do. No chemicals.
Where Food Comes From: Okra Worksheets for Kids
Ages 5 to 11, families and schools
Label an okra plant, follow okra from seed to pod, a grow-it diary, an okra true-or-false quiz, a where-in-the-world names match, a word search and a certificate, with an answer key.
Okra Colouring & Activity Pack
Ages 3 to 9
Colouring pages of the okra plant, its big yellow flower, a pod cut across to show the seeds, harvest day and a pot of gumbo, plus a maze, spot-the-difference and design-your-own-pod pages.
Okra History & Facts Poster Set
Classrooms, kitchens and greenhouses
Poster pages: the okra timeline from Kew’s 2,000 BC Egypt evidence to 1806, where okra came from (and where the sources disagree), okra across Africa, South Asia and the American South, gumbo and okra’s many names, parts of the plant and the pod.
Best valueThe Complete Okra Printables Bundle
All six packs plus a bundle guide, A4 and US Letter, in one download. $12.99 instead of $26.44 bought separately.
Free sample
Try before you buy: a free 7-page okra printables sample. A4 PDF (291 KB) or US Letter PDF (291 KB).
Kit & books
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Seeds and sowing
- Okra seeds (affiliate link)The RHS says okra seeds are sold by online seed suppliers and larger garden centres.
- Heated propagators (affiliate link)The RHS says keep okra seeds above 16°C (60°F), in a lidded propagator or under a clear polythene bag.
- Small plant pots (affiliate link)The RHS says sow one seed to each small pot or module.
- Soil thermometers (affiliate link)Clemson and UGA say check the soil is at least 65°F, 4 inches down, before sowing outside.
Growing on
- Large pots (affiliate link)The RHS suggests a pot at least 30cm (1ft) wide and deep, or two plants in a growing bag.
- Growing bags (affiliate link)Two okra plants to a standard growing bag, says the RHS.
- Canes (affiliate link)Okra can grow 90–120cm tall, so the RHS says provide canes and tie the stems in.
- Garden twine (affiliate link)For tying the stems in as they grow.
- Cloches (affiliate link)The RHS says warm the soil with cloches before planting outside.
Feeding, picking and protecting
- High potassium liquid feed (affiliate link)For okra in containers, once a week from the first flowers, says the RHS.
- Gardening gloves (affiliate link)Okra’s short hairs may irritate bare skin, so the RHS says wear gloves and long sleeves.
- Secateurs (affiliate link)The RHS says cut through the thin stalk with secateurs or a sharp knife.
- Horticultural fleece (affiliate link)For several more weeks after planting outdoors, until plants grow strongly, says the RHS.
Books and planners
- Garden planners (affiliate link)Or print our own planner.
- Children’s gardening books (affiliate link)For young growers.
- Greenhouse growing books (affiliate link)Look for advice written for your own climate, and a recent edition.