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 ...

Varieties: Annie Oakley (dwarf), Cajun Delight, Emerald and Clemson Spineless. Planting months: March-July. Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more! Cold/heat ...

Dear Roger: I’ve got okra going crazy this year. How often should I pick it? What size is too large? When will it stop bearing? My freezer and refrigerator are getting full. I am having one problem.

At the local greenhouse where I buy many of my spring bedding plants and vegetable starts, one of the most popular requests seems to be for okra. Do people like it for its tasty seed pods, or because ...