Whats Okra

Peppers repel, peppers, beans and other vegetables are a great food source for. Companion planting with okra can deter pests and generally boost growth and production. Okra, like other plants, can benefit from okra plant companions.

This pathogen, which thrives in wet and warm conditions, enters the plant through its root system and compromises the plant's vascular system, wreaking all sorts of havoc.As the name suggests, plants that contract this disease will begin to wilt.

First off, practice crop rotation. Later in the growing season, roots may begin to rot.For the home gardener, a combination of control methods should helppopulations. , a favorite vegetable in the southeastern part of the U.S., has a multitude of culinary...

Harvest okra every other day to keep them producing as long as possible. Just remember that harvesting okra needs to be done often.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Picking okra is simple; just test the...

Germination should take place in 2-12 days.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Space seeds 2 inches apart in rich soil, and about ½ inch deep.

Most varieties become top heavy as they grow.If you don't have space for standard-size plants that may reach heights of 3 to 5 feet, dwarf varieties such as ‘Baby Bubba' or ‘Little Lucy' are small enough to grow in pots.To grow okra in containers,...

Growing okra requires a lot of sunshine, so find a place in your garden that doesn't get much shade. After fertilization, rake the soil to remove all rocks and sticks. Carefully remove grass and weeds around your growing okra plants.When growing okra,...

This virus is known to be transmitted byOkra with mosaic virus of this type first develops a mottled appearance on the leaves that is diffuse. The okra fruit will develop yellow lines as they grow and become dwarfed and malformed.freestar.queue.push(function()...

These are not the only pathogens that may be responsible for okra with leaf spots, however.Spots on okra leaves may also be the result of the pathogenis a fungal infection wherein spores are carried by the wind from infected plants to other plants.

It is simply not summer without hot cornbread, cowpeas, okra, sliced tomatoes, and a big piece of fresh onion. The old standby, National Pickling is doing what it is supposed to, and I will have buckets full of them shortly.

It is found growing wild there and seems to be indigenous to this region. This is a historically significant vegetable packed with nutrition, and it deserves to be grown and treated with respect.

Stir frequently during the first 20 minutes.1 “Rhubarb”, Wikipedia. The following recipe comes from my grandmother's little tin recipe box, probably written down in the early 1940's.Pour the milk slowly over the cornmeal, stirring to blend.Pour into...

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I'm learning though; especially from Rainbeau Ridge's Georgia-born assistant cheese maker, Blair, who grew up eating okra and knows all about it. I also learned to lightly pickle the okra: to cut and clean it, then blanch and brine it.

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Those with sharper palates than mine describe a flavor between asparagus and eggplant. After less than two months' growth, the seedpods are edible and can be harvested every couple days until fall weather stops them.

Thanks to his annual seed offer, this wonderful tomato found its way to my garden. Fred continued this tradition, growing ‘Potato Top' tomato seedlings in his basement and hardening them off in back yard coldframes.