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21 Nov 12, paul (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I know wallabies & most birds dont bother them. In 2456 nsw

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11 Oct 12, adam (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Okra does indeed grow in the cool areas, it just needs a bit of help to establish. I put an old plastic milk bottle over the plant until it fills the bottle, then away it goes. Just pick the warmest part of your garden. I got a small crop last year because of the cold Summer, but should have heaps this year.

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07 Oct 12, Danny (Australia - temperate climate)

I first planted okra in 2011 .Now I can use my own seed , just about every seed germinated when I planted in the first week of october 2012

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28 Aug 12, ToonZie (Australia - temperate climate)

Also, 4 seasons seeds (google it I think 4seasonsseeds.com.au or something similar) has two varieties of okra available. I have to assume they are good quality as every other seed I've bought from them has been. They even tend to send me freebie seed packs along with my orders sometimes. I never buy seeds from eBay, bunnings or grocery stores. I only use reputable online suppliers or seed swaps.

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28 Aug 12, ToonZie (Australia - temperate climate)

I live in the far south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Being born in Oklahoma and raised in the southern US, I am very excited to be growing Okra for the first time this year. Australia does indeed need to embrace this amazing veg!! By the way, the way to pronounce is "Oh krah" not "Aukra" :)

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17 Aug 12, Shankar (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi there, Where do you get the best okra seeds... I tried buying from flower power in Sydney and ebay, but I cant get a single seed to germinate.... any help would be greatly appreciated... Thanks Shankar

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29 Sep 12, Sylvester (Australia - temperate climate)

You can keep the best bean for seeds. Also I soaked the seeds in advance. They became much bigger arter the first 24 hours. Then started growing in another 24 hours.

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23 Aug 12, Sue (Australia - temperate climate)

try Green harvest they have great seed

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06 Jul 12, Johan (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

What tipe of fertilizers do one ure I am using MAP 39 for now and then what els can one use when plants are bigger.plants are 3 weeks old

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02 May 12, Bob (Australia - temperate climate)

I love orka I love mixing it with peppers and eggplant!I love to grill it on the BBQ! :) try it !! grill it on its side for 2 minutes each!its yummy!!!!

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