When to plant Okra in Sacramento County, California, United States

Okra can be planted after April 23, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 50°F and 105°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

Growing Okra in Sacramento County

Okra needs on average between 50 and 60 days to mature and produce harvest.

Sacramento County has 2 distinct seasons suitable for growing Okra

• April 23 to August 15

  Okra needs on average between 50 and 60 days to mature and produce harvest. With 115 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• August 17 to October 25

  Okra needs on average between 50 and 60 days to mature and produce harvest. With 70 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

Planting Okra in Sacramento County before April 23 without any additional protection is not advised because cold streaks can damage or kill off young plant.

Growing season extention

In order to maximize chances for a good harvest of Okra in Sacramento County, some extra steps can be taken to extend growing season.

Start seeds indoors

When starting seeds indoors, it is possible to guarantee best possible conditions for young seedlings. Consistent temperature range, adequate watering and ample light (natural, supplemented with artifitial grow lights) will ensure you have strong and healthy seedlings just in time for transplanting into soil.

It takes 28 days on average for Okra to sprout, and grow big enough to be ready for transplanting.

Sacramento County has 2 distinct seasons for growing Okra

• In order to get plants ready for April 23 seeds should be started indoors bwetween March 26 and June 16

  Seeds started after June 16 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Okra needs on average between 50 and 60 days to mature and produce harvest. With 115 suitable for growth, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• In order to get plants ready for August 17 seeds should be started indoors bwetween July 20 and August 26

  Seeds started after August 26 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Okra needs on average between 50 and 60 days to mature and produce harvest. With 70 suitable for growth, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

Use a cold frame

When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.

Use an additional shading

On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 105°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Okra, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

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