When to Plant Okra in Pennsylvania

For okra in Pennsylvania, spring planting starts between Apr 29 (Delaware County) and Jun 21 (Warren County), according to Penn State Extension.

Photo: Okra plant with pods. Pallav.journo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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The weeks before or after frost in the guide are applied to each county's frost dates.

Okra plants in a school vegetable garden

Published dates for okra in Pennsylvania

Type	Season	Region	Published dates	Source
Okra	spring	Philadelphia area	Warm \| First Date: Early May \| Plants: Okra, Chinese Cabbage, Sweet Corn, Peanuts, Lima Beans \| Last Date: Late June	Master Gardeners Philadelphia Planting Guide (Plan, Planting guide table (web page)
Okra	spring	Last frost in Spring May 1 / First frost in Fall October 1 (York County Master Gardener guides)	Earliest date to sow seeds: May 31; Last date to sow for full crop before first frost: Jul 3	Seed Planting Guide, Seed Planting Guide, page 2 of 3

Planting dates for okra by Pennsylvania county

County	Spring	Summer and fall
Adams	May 24 to Jul 23	n/a
Allegheny	May 24 to Jul 29	n/a
Armstrong	Jun 3 to Jul 18	n/a
Beaver	May 28 to Jul 28	n/a
Bedford	May 29 to Jul 15	n/a
Berks	May 10 to Aug 2	n/a
Blair	May 25 to Jul 22	n/a
Bradford	Jun 1 to Jul 17	n/a
Bucks	May 13 to Aug 1	n/a
Butler	Jun 6 to Jul 16	n/a
Cambria	Jun 16 to Jul 4	n/a
Cameron	Jun 6 to Jul 17	n/a
Carbon	Jun 6 to Jul 8	n/a
Centre	May 20 to Jul 28	n/a
Chester	May 19 to Jul 27	n/a
Clarion	Jun 8 to Jul 13	n/a
Clearfield	Jun 3 to Jul 13	n/a
Clinton	May 30 to Jul 24	n/a
Columbia	Jun 3 to Jul 13	n/a
Crawford	May 30 to Jul 25	n/a
Cumberland	May 23 to Jul 20	n/a
Dauphin	May 31 to Jul 18	n/a
Delaware	Apr 29 to Aug 18	n/a
Elk	Jun 12 to Jul 13	n/a
Erie	May 26 to Aug 6	n/a
Fayette	May 30 to Jul 20	n/a
Forest	May 31 to Jul 27	n/a
Franklin	May 18 to Jul 27	n/a
Fulton	May 27 to Jul 19	n/a
Greene	Jun 2 to Jul 17	n/a
Huntingdon	May 19 to Jul 30	n/a
Indiana	Jun 7 to Jul 15	n/a
Jefferson	Jun 5 to Jul 16	n/a
Juniata	May 21 to Jul 26	n/a
Lackawanna	May 23 to Jul 22	n/a
Lancaster	May 19 to Jul 26	n/a
Lawrence	May 30 to Jul 25	n/a
Lebanon	May 20 to Jul 27	n/a
Lehigh	May 20 to Jul 26	n/a
Luzerne	Jun 6 to Jul 8	n/a
Lycoming	May 25 to Jul 26	n/a
McKean	Jun 17 to Jul 3	n/a
Mercer	Jun 14 to Jul 5	n/a
Mifflin	May 21 to Jul 26	n/a
Monroe	Jun 5 to Jul 10	n/a
Montgomery	May 24 to Jul 17	n/a
Montour	May 26 to Jul 22	n/a
Northampton	May 18 to Jul 27	n/a
Northumberland	May 30 to Jul 15	n/a
Perry	May 18 to Jul 28	n/a
Philadelphia	May 1 to Jun 30	n/a
Pike	Jun 9 to Jul 6	n/a
Potter	Jun 13 to Jul 6	n/a
Schuylkill	May 30 to Jul 24	n/a
Snyder	May 25 to Jul 24	n/a
Somerset	Jun 11 to Jul 7	n/a
Sullivan	Jun 5 to Jul 9	n/a
Susquehanna	Jun 13 to Jul 4	n/a
Tioga	Jun 9 to Jul 7	n/a
Union	May 25 to Jul 21	n/a
Venango	Jun 1 to Jul 25	n/a
Warren	Jun 21 to Jul 2	n/a
Washington	May 24 to Jul 25	n/a
Wayne	Jun 13 to Jul 3	n/a
Westmoreland	May 31 to Jul 15	n/a
Wyoming	May 23 to Jul 22	n/a
York	May 26 to Jul 21	n/a

Other vegetables in Pennsylvania

Tomatoes
Peppers
Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet Corn
Green Beans
Lima Beans
Peas
Southern Peas
Cucumbers
Squash
Winter Squash
Pumpkins
Watermelon
Cantaloupe
Eggplant
Lettuce
Spinach
Kale
Collard Greens
Mustard Greens
Turnips
Swiss Chard
Cabbage
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Brussels Sprouts
Kohlrabi
Carrots
Beets
Radishes
Onions
Garlic
Leeks
Asparagus
Basil
Parsley

More planting dates for Pennsylvania

Planting dates for each crop in Pennsylvania, from the Penn State Extension calendar.

Tomatoes

Peppers

Potatoes

Sweet Corn

Green Beans

Cucumbers

Squash

Lettuce

Planting okra in Pennsylvania: questions

When do you plant okra in Pennsylvania?

For okra in Pennsylvania, spring planting starts between Apr 29 (Delaware County) and Jun 21 (Warren County), according to Penn State Extension.

Can I plant okra in the fall in Pennsylvania?

The Penn State Extension calendar used here lists no fall window for okra.

Does the frost date matter for okra?

The windows above already account for frost as the publication describes. Check the Pennsylvania frost dates page for your county’s risk.

Where do these dates for okra come from?

Master Gardeners Philadelphia Planting Guide (Planting guide of vegetables grown in the Philadelphia area); Seed Planting Guide.

Are the dates the same across the state?

Because the guide is frost-relative, the dates shift from county to county.

Photos: Okra plant with pods: Pallav.journo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Garden with okra plants: Kenogenic, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Okra plants in a school vegetable garden: Leonora (Ellie) Enking from East Preston, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Tomato plant with fruit in a garden: MavisLee, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pepper plant in a kitchen garden loaded with green, yellow and red peppers: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Long neat rows of green potato plants stretching across a farm field: Malcolm Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Tall corn plants with golden tassels against a summer sky in a field: inkknife_2000, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Clusters of long green bean pods hanging from a climbing bean vine: Nirajan_pant, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Cucumber vines climbing a wooden trellis in a kitchen garden: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Zucchini fruit on the plant: Schlaghecken Josef, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Leaf lettuce growing in a garden: GT1976, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.