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Okra is not very difficult to grow in the home vegetable garden. Okra needs warm temperatures, full sun, and can tolerate dry conditions. Many okra varieties can get very tall - sometimes reaching seven feet or more in height. The preferred method of planting okra is by sowing the seeds directly...

Today I decided to go out to the garden and snap a few pictures of various things going on in my garden. I ended up taking a lot of pictures. These pictures are of various things ranging from some of the plants that are growing, to different insects (including some not so friendly pests). I...

If you love to grow great tasting vegetables but live in a very drought-prone region, there are some delicious vegetables that are just right for you. You could be the vegetable gardener that is tired of pulling a water hose every where to water your vegetable plants. Drought tolerant vegetables...

This quick and easy okra and chickpea stew is full of Moroccan flavors. The name "tagine" refers to the two-part, cone-shaped casserole dish in which countless slow-cooked Moroccan dishes are prepared. You don't need to prepare this in a tagine dish-it works well in a large saucepan-but if you...

Ingredients 12 ounces hot Italian turkey sausage links, removed from casings 2 teaspoons canola oil 1 large onion, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 4 cups chopped tomatoes 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth 2 1/2 cups fresh chopped okra...

I went out to the garden yesterday to check on all my plants, pick what was ready, and pull just a few weeds. This is the first year that I have used any type of mulch in the vegetable garden, and I sure am glad I did. The mulch really does a nice job keeping the weeds at bay. It has literally...

Ingredients 4 ounces breakfast sausage, preferably spicy, casings removed if necessary 1 medium onion, chopped 1 pound okra (about 5 cups), sliced 3 cups chopped tomatoes (3-4 medium) 2/3 cup reduced-sodium tomato juice or water 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper or 1/2 minced...

Ingredients 1 pound okra, trimmed, washed, sliced 3 tablespoons olive oil 3 tablespoons butter 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped 1 green bell pepper; seeded and coarsely chopped 4 large tomatoes; peeled, seeded and chopped 1/2 cup dry white wine 2 tablespoons...

Ingredients 6 Or 7 fresh large tomatoes 1/2 cup of Lima beans 1/2 cup of Black-eye peas 2 cups of fresh sliced okra 1 Onion; chopped 3 cloves garlic; chopped 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning Pepper and salt to taste 2 teaspoon olive oil Directions Heat olive oil in a large stew pot. Add chopped...

I don't know about you, but okra is one of my favorite vegetables. Mix some stewed tomatoes in the pan with some okra and corn, and I'm in heaven. I think I could eat that stuff every day! If you love okra as much as I do then you probably have a few stalks of it in the garden. Okra is very...