Okra

Image by mychefgary Okra is a warm season vegetable that produces long, thin, edible pods, nicknamed ladies’ fingers. If you grow okra in your garden, collecting okra seeds is a cheap and easy way to get…

Image by moolyboo Many northerners may not have tried it, but okra is quintessentially southern and linked to the cuisine of the region. Even so, many southerners typically just use the okra pods in their…

There are vegetables in the garden that seem to be universally embraced and then there is okra. It seems to be one of those vegetables that you either love or love to hate. If you love okra, you grow it for culinary reasons (to add…

Charcoal rot can be a devastating disease for a number of crops, causing rot in the roots and stems, inhibiting growth, and lowering yield. Charcoal rot of okra has the potential to wipe out that section of your garden and even…

Cotton root rot of okra, also known as Texas root rot, ozonium root rot, or Phymatotrichum root rot, is a nasty fungal disease that attacks at least 2,000 species of broadleaf plants, including peanuts, alfalfa, cotton, and okra. The…

Image by David B. Langston, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Okra, a favorite vegetable in the southeastern part of the U.S., has a multitude of culinary uses and can be steamed, fried, roasted, sautéed,…

Image by igaguri_1 Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is a wonderful vegetable used in all sorts of soups and stews. It is versatile, but not a lot of people actually grow it. There’s no reason not to add this…

Image by Altinosmanaj Growing okra is a simple garden task. Okra matures quickly, especially if you have a summer of hot weather which the plant prefers. Harvesting okra can be tricky, however, because you…

Image by jojobob Okra is a nutrient-rich vegetable with a mild flavor that makes it a popular choice for gumbo and other flavorful dishes. However, okra isn’t on the vegetable hit parade for some people,…

Image by fatchoi Okra, you probably love it or hate it. If you are in the “love it” category, then you are probably already, or thinking of, growing it. Okra, like other plants, can benefit from okra plant…