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Message: [QUOTE="Chuck, post: 271835, member: 944"] Okra is just like any other plant when it comes to maturity. Age, not size determines maturity. Your new okra looks like it should, vigorous and robust. Your old okra needs help. Okra should be fertilized every 4 weeks to maintain vigor. It will not be long before your old okra slows its production and the small leaves are the harbinger of this. An old okra plant should have leaves the same size as new okra. Summer with its heat is here and okra loves heat.........as long as it is fed and watered correctly. I don't know if it is too late for your old okra to recover or not but I would fertilize it ASAP and hope for the best. As for the Ph of the soil, IMO it does not matter very much when growing okra. I have grown okra in both highly alkaline soil and in slightly acidic soils and I don't think it has made a bit of difference in production. [/QUOTE]