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For gardeners with ample space to work with, the best approach is to grow your okra and tomatoes in separate beds. But if you have limited room, growing them both in the same bed is doable.
Although okra vegetable plants usually top off at about 6 feet, they can vary from 2-foot dwarf cultivars to 10-foot jumbo ...
American researchers have found that natural polymers derived from okra and fenugreek are extremely effective in purifying ...
Okra is pretty forgiving of soil pH levels but will perform best in soils with a pH between 6.0 and 6.8. To find out the pH level of your soil, you would need to get a soil test. We have ...
Scientists found that okra and fenugreek powders trap up to 90% of microplastics in ocean, freshwater, and groundwater samples.
August is over, but it's still warm for a bit, and okra is here for at least a little while longer in many of our gardens. I don’t particularly like okra, but I eat it because I'm a ...
It's morning in Bushwick, Brooklyn, and Yemi Amu of Oko Farms is tending to her crops as her next-door neighbor releases his pigeons from their coop. "They never bother us," she says of the birds ...
Okra is one of those “unusual” vegetables that home gardeners often don’t think about growing in backyard gardens. Although it’s popular in Southern recipes, okra can be grown easily ...
Gardening 101: It's time to plant your okra 02:01. NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) - As your spring-season greens give up in the summer heat, replace them with easy-to-grow summer crops like sweet ...
Inspect okra plant for pests ... Your Fiddle-leaf Fig, or Ficus lyrata, can grow into a large tree of more than 10m if given sufficient space outdoors. In an apartment setting, ...
Okra is a crop that is easy to grow in the home garden. It is a rugged plant rarely bothered by pest or disease issues, and it stands up well to summer heat and drought. The plants can grow quite ...