Among the plants beloved in the south of the United States, okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is a crowd favorite. Because okra loves hot and sunny summers, it's most commonly grown in the deep south, but ...

Introduced to the South with the slave trade, okra has become a huge part of Southern culture. It has been used as a thickening agent and table vegetable ever since. The African name for okra was ...

Okra is a crop that is easy to grow in the home garden. It is a rugged plant rarely bothered by pest or disease issues, and it stands up well to summer heat and drought. The plants can grow quite ...

Okra is one of those plants that most people have strong opinions about — they either love it or hate it. I love it. My family and I are from Arkansas, so we ate it quite a lot in the summertime. As ...

Searching for a crop that can double as an edible and an ornamental? Okra is an unlikely but great choice to bring edible color to the garden. Green okra pods are common and the flowers are attractive ...

With one notable exception, okra is a savvy self-promoter. It puts on a show in garden and field, producing striking flowers that give way to pert emerald-green (or wine-colored) pods, with ...

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 ...

You’re either an okra person or you’re not. Mark Wootton is an okra guy. As a kid in Highland Park, Wootton grew okra in the back yard of the family home on Shenandoah Street. “And I had an okra stand ...

BURGUNDY OKRA grows in the garden. The pods should be harvested when they are 3 to 5 inches long and tender. Introduced to the South with the slave trade, okra has become a huge part of Southern ...