Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a crop, oka thrives in any climate where corn will grow. The large-flowered, fast-growing plants reach 2 to 6 feet tall ...

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 ...

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 ...

Okra is a polarizing vegetable. Some people wolf it down golden-fried, a plate at a time. Others wince and turn away at the mere thought of the slimy stuff. Either way, Houston gardeners should ...

Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is a staple in many warm climates, with this delicious sun-loving vegetable plant handling the summer heat well. However, many gardeners have faced disappointment when ...

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 ...

Okra has never become a familiar vegetable here in the northern part of our country, but of course it is a staple in the American deep south. The pods of many types of okra are prickly on the outside, ...

COLUMBIA, Miss. (WDAM) - Whether you enjoy okra fried, boiled or pickled, the plant has become a Southern staple in many households. One gardener in Columbia is watching one particular okra plant ...

The key ingredient for gumbo and a pickled favorite, okra, is easy to grow and makes a good mid-summer crop in the Kansas garden. Plant it where spring spinach and radishes have faded, in its own well ...

California farmers, unrivaled in crop diversity, famously cultivate some 400 agricultural commodities. Certain crops such as almonds and avocados have become icons of the Golden State. But further ...

Close up of an okra plant Abelmoschus esculentus with flowers and fruit - Sumita Basak/Shutterstock Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is a staple in many warm climates, with this delicious sun-loving ...