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Originally Posted by GoDawgs
You sure are right about worry! It's never worth the aggravation. I'm not really worried about it as I pretty much have all the okra I need in the freezer already. I'd just like to have more fresh okra for a while longer and more to give away to the lady I get eggs from.  |
I grow okra nearly every year and nematodes can and do hit them hard sometimes. Usually besides drooping you will see more than normal yellowing of the leaves and slower growth compared to other okra plants that aren't getting hit by RKN. I never know which plants in which bed will get RKN but two things to do that help lessen the damage is to mulch the plants well and keep them fed and watered well. Last year I had no nematode damage on any of my okra plants and so far this year in a different bed no indications of it either. If it happens it happens but usually by the time RKN have done enough damage to slow down the plants we've already gotten all the okra we need for the year.
Bill