Grow 1 okra plant on your balcony, and it will keep producing fruit for 3 months straight, giving you one harvest after another.

How do you grow okra?

1. Soak to speed up germination

The seed coat of okra is fairly thick, so it is best to use the soaking method to speed up germination. Soak the okra seeds directly in clean water, changing the water once a day, and they will sprout in about 7 days.

Okra seeds that have sprouted after 7 days.

2. Sow and let them sprout

Water the prepared potting soil thoroughly, place the sprouted seeds evenly in the flower pot, and cover with a thin layer of soil, just enough soil to cover the seeds.

3. Move to a pot and plant in place

Once the okra seedlings have grown about four true leaves, they can be moved to a pot and planted in place.

4. Prepare the soil for growing okra

So that the okra can produce large, good fruit later on, before planting in place you can crush cooked soybeans and mix them with garden soil to use as nutrient soil.

5. Care

Okra loves light, so after planting in place it can be kept on a balcony with plenty of sunlight, watered once a day. Once okra grows tall, it tends to fall over, so you can support it with wooden sticks.

6. Flowering

After about 1 month, the okra will enter its flowering period. The okra flower is a soft yellow, and Huahua thinks it looks a little like a soft yellow hibiscus~

6. Picking okra

After the flowers fade, the okra begins to mature. The okra harvest period is very long, about three months.

How do you eat okra?

There are also many ways to eat okra. Today Huahua will introduce two to everyone, one a little snack for binge-watching shows, and one a little dessert.

Salt-roasted dried okra

1. Prepare the ingredients

Several okra pods, coarse salt, olive oil (or other cooking oil).

2. Wash and coat with oil

Wash the okra clean and put it on a baking tray, then evenly spread the prepared olive oil on every side.

3. Sprinkle with salt and put in the oven

Evenly sprinkle salt on every side of the okra. Preheat the oven and bake at 200° for 15 minutes.

Okra steamed egg custard

1. Prepare the ingredients

Half an okra pod, two eggs, one spoonful of light soy sauce, one bowl of warm water, a small amount of salt.

2. Beat the eggs

Add water to the prepared eggs and beat them, then add a small amount of salt.

3. Slice the okra

Slice the prepared okra, put it into the prepared egg mixture, and seal it with a layer of plastic wrap.

4. Steam over boiling water

Place it on a steamer basket over boiling water and steam for about 8 minutes.

Okra can be eaten and its flowers can be enjoyed,

So why not hurry up and grow some?

If you have any questions, you can leave a message for Huahua~