WCBD: Did you know that okra is actually a flower before it becomes a vegetable?
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Before it becomes the familiar vegetable on dinner plates, okra starts its life as a flower. Zack Snipes, the area horticulture agent with the Clemson Cooperative Extension ...
Did you know that okra is actually a flower before it becomes a vegetable?
They may get this directly from the nectaries of plants and trees, such as peonies, roses, sunflowers, okra, and sweet peas, to name a few. Or, by farming the sweet secretions of dew-producing ...
With its hibiscus-like flower, okra is one of the prettiest, as well as most useful, hot-weather crops. For some of us, it’s also one of the most beloved. Recently, my friend Joel Sellers, of Eunice, ...
Searching for a crop that can double as an edible and an ornamental? Okra is an unlikely but great choice to bring edible color to the garden. Green okra pods are common and the flowers are attractive ...
QI have been growing okra plants for many years. Last year some buds swelled without bursting into the beautiful flowers, although the pods did grow underneath the unopened buds, if a bit smaller than ...
Yahoo: Did you know that okra is actually a flower before it becomes a vegetable?
NOLA.com: Judy Walker's Roux Believer: Ways with okra, a hot-weather Southern staple with lots of history
Judy Walker's Roux Believer: Ways with okra, a hot-weather Southern staple with lots of history