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Grow bhindi at home: The craze of guarding at home is now increasing day by day. In cities, people are growing vegetables, fruit-flower plants on their balcony or roof. Nowadays, the way vegetables are seen to be adulterated. In such a situation, many people are growing some common vegetables in their house. Such as tomatoes, chilli, coriander, mint and Arabic. There is a name of ladyfinger in this. It is very easy to grow the most liked ladyfingers in the house in the summer. On social media too, you will get many videos giving tips to plant and take care of it. Due to which planting plant has become even easier.
If you also guard at home and are planting lady finger. So first you need to know all the things related to it. Let us know in this article how to plant a ladyfinger, when to give water, what should be the manure and at what time should we be harvested. That is, overall, we are going to tell you every detail related to the plant here.
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What is the right time to plant a ladyfinger?
The right time to apply ladyfingers depends on different seasons. For example, the month of February -March is good for the summer crop in North India. At the same time, the month of June-July for the monsoon crop is perfect. Apart from this, the month of October -November is considered to be suitable for winter crop. At the same time, in South India, you can sow lady finger throughout the year. As everyone knows that okra is found in summer. In such a situation, this hot temperature is liked.
How to plant ladyfingers?
Apply okra seeds 1 inch deep and 6 to 8 inches distance. Thin the plants or plant at a distance of 18 to 24 inches in rows at a distance of 3 feet. The plants take about two months to mature and should either be sown directly in the garden or indoors. While sowing seeds indoors, 6 to 8 weeks before the date of transplanting, sow seeds in biodegradable pots and take into account the perfect temperature to grow. Keep in mind that planting plants can be delicate.
What should be soil and fertilizer?
Like the rest of the vegetables, lady finger also requires mix nutrition rich soil. You can add native soil to the soil. Apart from this, you can also use organic manure. Explain that the pH level of soil should be between 6.0 and 7.5. This makes the growth of the plant very good. The lady finger plant grows rapidly if it gets the right manure. In such a situation, you add fertilizer rich in organic matter in the soil before planting and four weeks of sowing seeds. Stay away from weeds during the growing season, as the lady finger requires all nutrients to spread and give fruits.
Place of planting okra
Lide loves warm temperature. In such a situation, you should put a ladyfinger at a place where there is a direct sunlight of 6 to 8 hours. For this, a garden or roof is a good option. In the evening, 65 degrees Fahrenheit and 75-95+ degree temperature are required in the day. Also, keep in mind that the plant has direct sunlight.
When and when water in the plant?
It is also important to know the right way to give water in the ladyfinger and the right time. Okra plant does not require much water. All you have to do is give it water only 1 time a week and the soil has to be wet well. If it is a rainy season then you do not even need to give water to the plant. One should not tamper with lady finger. Because the more this plant remains alone, the faster its growth.
Insect and fungal in this way
Insects can also be planted in the ladyfingers. In such a situation, you can adopt some ways to protect the plant from insects. To remove insects from the leaves of plants, you can spray on plants with strong water nozzle. Apart from this, you can spray neem oil. Also remove dry leaves.
What is the right time of harvesting?
The legumes that come out 60 days after planting are suitable for harvesting. When the flower like jaggery comes in the plant, then understand that the time of harvesting is coming. When breaking the lamps of okra, you can either cut the legumes or use pruning scissors to separate their stem from the plant. To increase continuous production, break the beans of lady finger every other day. Okra plants can be cryanders and thorny. In such a situation, before harvesting, definitely wear squads.
Keep these things in mind
Okra plant needs a large space. Okra plant is very high and its branches start spreading. If there is not enough distance, then the surrounding plants can be damaged. As the plant grows, support them. That is, you can support the branches by tying it with a lanyard. This will lead to the growth of the plant at faster and okra will also grow up quickly. Ensure that okra plants are grown in good drainage soil and let the soil dry completely before giving water.
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