This story is part of a package about growing food in containers. Here's all you need to know, plus learn how to successfully grow fruits and herbs in a contained space. If growing vegetables were ...

Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus), native to Africa and related to hibiscus, arrived in North America in the 1600s. This edible green seed pods quickly became popular in the Deep South as both a side dish ...

Container pots can help you grow fresh, healthy, and chemical-free vegetables at home, even if you do not have a garden.

My gardening education began with a bean seed in a Dixie cup. A paper cup, a scoop of playground dirt and a sprouting bean seed was supposed to awaken every child’s sense of wonder at the natural ...

Several readers have written me over the past month lamenting the fact that they no longer have land to plant a vegetable garden and saying they really miss both working outside and the act of growing ...

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.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Among the plants beloved in the south of the United States, okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is a crowd favorite. Because okra loves hot and ...