Planting timing · Warm-season
When to plant okra
Plant okra on the cited sheets — not on a national calendar month. Regional dates stay source-specific.
Growing guidance is general information. Timing, spacing, and care depend on cultivar, weather, soil, and local conditions. Check the sources and adjust the plan for your garden.
Spacing lives on the okra hub. Timing stays on the cited sheets.
Types and spacing live on growing okra.
What the sources say — at a glance
One source per card. Facts are not averaged.
Clemson HGIC 1313 (South Carolina)
Warm-season. 75–90 °F. Soil 70–95 °F (min 65 °F at 4 in). Piedmont May 15–Jul 15; Coastal May 1–Jun 30.
Details and limits (3)
Timing
Clemson HGIC 1313 (South Carolina): warm-season. Best temperatures 75 to 90 °F. Optimal soil temperature for planting 70 to 95 °F (minimum 65 °F at 4-inch depth). Timing on their sheet — not a national plant date.
Regions
Clemson HGIC 1313 (South Carolina): Piedmont May 15 to July 15. Coastal May 1 to June 30. Fall not recommended. South Carolina regions — not a national plant date.
Limit
South Carolina HGIC 1313. The regional table stays on this sheet. Not a ZIP calendar.
Maryland Extension (Maryland)
Soil 65 °F. 2–3 weeks after last frost. Indoor 5–6 weeks before frost passed. Maryland timing — not a national plant date.
Details and limits (2)
Timing
Maryland Extension (Maryland): sow seed outdoors after the soil has warmed to 65 °F (2 to 3 weeks after the last frost). For indoor starts, sow seed 5 to 6 weeks before all danger of frost has passed. Maryland timing — not a national plant date.
Limit
Maryland okra garden page. Soil 65 °F and frost wording stay Maryland. Not a ZIP calendar.
UMN Extension (Minnesota)
Start okra indoors in mid-March. Minnesota timing — not a national plant date.
Details and limits (2)
Timing
UMN Extension (Minnesota): start okra indoors in mid-March. Minnesota timing — not a national plant date.
Limit
Minnesota planting-the-vegetable-garden page. Mid-March indoor start stays Minnesota. Not a ZIP calendar.
Illinois Extension (Illinois)
After soil warmed. Week to 10 days after last frost. Illinois timing — not a national plant date.
Details and limits (2)
Timing
Illinois Extension (Illinois): sow seeds after the soil has warmed in the spring, probably a week to 10 days after the date of the last frost. Illinois timing — not a national plant date. Illinois’s attributed frost-date wording — not a planting-safety promise.
Limit
Illinois okra page. Week-to-10-days frost wording stays Illinois. Not a ZIP calendar.
Sources differ
Make it yours
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When do you plant okra?
Compare timing on the cited sheets. Clemson HGIC 1313 (South Carolina): warm-season; Piedmont May 15 to July 15; Coastal May 1 to June 30. Maryland: after the soil has warmed to 65 °F. Minnesota: mid-March indoors. Illinois: after the soil has warmed.
Do the sheets agree on a window?
No. Clemson names May to July on its South Carolina table. Maryland names soil 65 °F and weeks after the last frost. Minnesota names mid-March indoors. Illinois names a week to 10 days after the last frost. Four cards — not averaged.
What to record in the Field Book
Save the bed with the crop and the date. You may add a photo and notes. Compare entries you have recorded with each other — not with a diagnosis from this page. If you want an identification, bring the record to local Extension.
How we know — methodology. Ranges and assertions are cited per source, not blended.