If you haven't started prepping for your fall vegetable garden yet, don't worry. There are still a number of seeds you can ...

Growing your own food might seem impossible in an apartment or small house, but these edible plants are perfect to cultivate ...

Vegetables such as okra, eggplant, beets, carrots and multicolored lettuces and greens can be decorative as well as edible. Again, be sure to choose planting areas that receive a full eight hours ...

Okra plants are drought tolerant, heat resistant and pest free, making okra a popular vegetable in many countries with difficult growing conditions. Okra likes sunshine.

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Okra is another great vegetable to plant for summer production. They are tough, easy to grow plants that can provide a lot to eat once they start producing.

OKRA: You can't really have a garden in the South without okra. Native to tropical Africa, it never gets too hot for okra to thrive here. Plant seeds now into well-prepared beds, spacing the seeds ...

If there is any vegetable synonymous with the Lowcountry and Charleston, it’s okra. In fact, one of the city’s (and the United States’) oldest cookbooks — The Carolina Housewife, written ...

You could hardly have a Southern garden without okra. Native to tropical Africa, it never gets too hot for okra to thrive here. Plant seeds now into well-prepared beds, spacing the seeds 4 to 6 ...

Water frequently, and when the seeds come up, thin the seedlings to about 12 inches apart. Okra is in the same plant family as the hibiscus and so makes lovely flowers, like these. file photo ...

Another vegetable that can still be planted in June, July and August is okra. The recommended cultivars for Florida are Clemson Spineless, Emerald, Annie Oakley II and Cajun Delight.