Best time to plant okra in Geraldton
Abelmoschus esculentus
Also called lady's fingers
Sow okra in Geraldton in Sep to Dec.
Okra, sometimes called lady's fingers, belongs to the mallow family and comes from West Africa, with cotton and hibiscus among its relatives. Its edible seed pods are usually green, though some cultivars have red pods, and each one has a five-sided cross-section when cut.
When to sow in Geraldton
Geraldton, WA is in the temperate zone. Its months for okra apply here without a frost adjustment.
Not yet checked against a local guide.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Geraldton
Frost usually arrives in Geraldton around late July and finishes by late July. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as mid May or as late as mid September, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly or raise seedlings
- Sowing depth
- 2.5cm
- Plant spacing
- 30cm
- Row spacing
- 60cm
- Height
- 100cm
- Germination
- About 14 days
- Time to harvest
- 55 days from sowing
- Frost
- Frost tender
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- perennial, grown as an annual in cool climates
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.