Harvesting Okra in Nigeria

Okra production in Northern Nigeria is widely accepted because of its profitability and affordability.

okro farming is one of the most profitable farming northern farmers ventures in after the rainy season.

Most if not all northerners eat okra, this type of vegetable is used in the preparation of soups and other dishes.



Okra is cultivated in the dry season by having in place a good irrigation system which will supply water frequently to the okra plants and curtailing the level of sunlight.

Many farmers tend to ignore growing okra during rainy season.


Harvesting okra in the dry season could be fun and exciting, and farmers make good money out of it.

After about 2 months or closer to 2 months from the day of sowing the okra seeds.

They will have fruits ( okra) and the fruits will mature for for harvest.

They are not harvested once because they will keep producing new okra for 2 month or a little more before they could stop and start dying.

This means you will keep harvesting them periodically for about 2 months or a little bit more.

To Harvest okra in the dry season is very simple, bend the plants if they are a bit taller than you and cut the okra out with a kitchen knife and place in a basket.

Okra is harvested in less than a week of growing out okra fruits.
If not, they will over mature and won’t be good again for cooking or eating.

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