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 ...
Okra and peas are staples of Southern cuisine. Okra is synonymous with Southern culture. In its native home, the African name for okra was gumbo and subsequently gave us the name for the popular ...
LEICESTER, N.C. — It was a dewy morning when I joined Chris Smith, author of “The Whole Okra,” at the Utopian Seed Project’s experimental farm near Asheville, North Carolina. It wasn’t even 9 a.m. and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The COVID-19 outbreak's lockdown brought the economy to a halt, resulting in the complete closure of businesses in a few sectors, including the Indian okra seed industry. Although agricultural ...
Attention, pod people: Have you harvested your okra today? Okra likes heat and grows fast, making regular harvesting important for gardeners who want to try growing their own. The seed pods should be ...
Grow okra this summer to enjoy some creative cuisine in your kitchen. Think cornmeal-dredged fried okra, okra muffins, okra succotash and much more. (For details on growing many other vegetables and ...
Local visual artist, ethnobotanist and okra grower Shamira Wilson sows the seed of her work — literally.
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