If you want to give your tomatoes a fighting chance, there are things you can do to give them a solid head start. Growing ...

Like other plants, okras benefit from companion planting. These 8 herbs and vegetables have a mutually beneficial relationship with okra when grown nearby.

Okra, often called lady's finger, is a crop beloved across the southern United States. But you don't need to live there to grow it in your garden. In fact, okra can thrive in zones 4 to 11 in the ...

Okra will grow well alongside melons, cucumbers, sweet peppers, or eggplants. Planting a diverse group of crops together that have mutual benefits, also known as companion planting, will decrease ...

Basil . Arguably one of the most popular summer herbs, basil is great on its own, but also has a place next to and around pepper plants. It's claimed that growing basil next to peppers boosts ...

He’s got okra varieties named Clemson Spineless and Red Burgundy in half of a raised bed, and next year he’s going to dedicate a full bed to okra, he says. The plant grows bushy and can get 6 ...

Fortunately, a recent book by Pennsylvania horticulturist Jessica Walliser, “Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden,” uses current research ...

A heavily-armed K9 unit arrived and discovered that the plants were, in fact, okra bushes. The officers eventually apologized and left, but they took some of the suspicious okra leaves with them ...

But, young plants recover quickly and this is still quite early in okra season -- so you should get away with it. Dan Gill is a horticulturist with the LSU AgCenter.

Gardening experts share advice to make sure your tomatoes thrive where you plant them. Westend61 / Getty Images While tomatoes are a summer garden staple, the amount of fretting and fear involved ...