Vegetable / Warm season

Clemson Spineless Okra

Hot-summer beds where cool-season crops have faded.

Tender green pods for frying, gumbo, and pickling.

Seed spacing and maturity

Days to maturity: 56
Germination temperature: 70-95F
Seed depth: 1 inches
Spacing: 18 inches
Row spacing: 36 inches
Start method: Direct sow

Frost-date timing

Direct sow: 21 days after last frost

Action plan

Can I plant this now?: Use your local last-frost, first-frost, and soil-temperature checks before treating this crop as plantable today.
Start indoors or direct sow?: Direct sow into the final bed when the soil temperature, seed depth, and moisture are ready.
How much space?: 18 inches in-row spacing, 36 inches between rows, and 1 inch seed depth.
Best companions?: Use crop-family rotation first, then pair with compatible timing, spacing, and canopy size rather than relying on a simple companion chart.
Common failure modes?: Harvest pods small and often; oversized pods become tough. Moderate water; tolerates heat once established. Warm, well-drained soil.

Growing profile

Sun: Full sun
Water: Moderate water; tolerates heat once established.
Soil: Warm, well-drained soil.
Watch: Harvest pods small and often; oversized pods become tough.

heat-loving
southern
container
mallow

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Source: CSU vegetable planting guide