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I have an okra plant which has already produced two okras. Now new leaves are growing and I can see there are two new okras coming from the bottom. Is that good? Do I have to remove both the leaves and the okras coming from the bottom?

Here's an image of the plant:

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The Okras are the seed pods, so if you harvest them before the seeds mature, you should be fine. Like many plants, Okra slow down production, or stop, when that plant successfully matures some seeds.

As for suckers, cut em or leave em, they don't hurt the plant. Leaving them on will produce a higher quantity of shorter okras, sort of like this same situation in tomatoes. Try to get the plant into full sun for a good crop.

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