Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Okra ‘Bhut Bhindi’ (@robsallotment/PA) Okra, or ‘lady’s fingers’, so-called because of its delicate finger-like shape, is back in ...

Growing okra in your home vegetable garden can provide a wealth of pods to use in the kitchen. Indeed, the plants are so prolific that you may have more pods than you can cook. If you leave some on ...

I am a little late getting my okra planted this year, but there is still time. I will plant it where I recently dug my Irish potatoes. Okra is synonymous with Southern culture. The African name for ...

Knowing how much water and warmth different seeds need to germinate will improve your changes of getting a great crop of vegetables ...

Hopefully, you grow a garden or know someone that does. Hot weather is on its way, but there’s still time to plant Southern peas, sweet potatoes, and okra. Okra is synonymous with Southern culture.

I have trouble getting my okra seeds to come up in the spring. I have to plant seeds into my garden two or three times before I get a good stand. I’ve heard that you need to soak the seeds in hot ...

I think we are finally goring to be getting some cool fall weather. We were a little dryer than most of us like, up until that down pour a week or so ago. Produce in the garden is still going good.

Writing off okra as a slimy pod is a great injustice, according to Chris Smith. The garden writer and seed saver is an okra aficionado who asserts that while the vegetable may have a unique texture, ...

Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is a breeze to grow in Southern gardens. The plant is native to Africa and well adapted to summer heat and dry weather. Plant it in full sun once the soil temperature has ...