[Gardens_tea_books811]

Hello, I live in eastern Tennessee and these dreary winter months have me planning my summer garden early! I have grown zucchini squash before, but never okra. I have been reading up on companion planting, and I have come across some articles that say squash and okra don’t grow well together. My question is: if I plant both plants at opposite ends of my garden with other vegetables in between, will that be enough distance? I’ve also thought about putting the zucchini in pots, or skipping it altogether this year in favor of the okra. Any thoughts or advice? Thanks so much!

 

[harrylee]

Being that I am in Canada, I am not very familiar with Okra. I think it likes a more hot and humid climate to grow. I imagine it could be grown here though. I am much more familiar with Zuchinni, been growing it forever. It takes up a lot of room, so I would think if you are going to grow something in pots, I would do that with the Okra.
That said, companion planting can be misleading sometimes. A lot of it has to do with soil types rather than them interfering with each other by polination etc.

 

[Bud B.]

Hello, I live in eastern Tennessee and these dreary winter months have me planning my summer garden early! I have grown zucchini squash before, but never okra. I have been reading up on companion planting, and I have come across some articles that say squash and okra don’t grow well together. My question is: if I plant both plants at opposite ends of my garden with other vegetables in between, will that be enough distance? I’ve also thought about putting the zucchini in pots, or skipping it altogether this year in favor of the okra. Any thoughts or advice? Thanks so much!

I have grown okra for years. I have found that it does very well when planted next to tomatoes. They go very well together in a pot in the kitchen also! Seriously okra is a very easy vegetable to grow if you keep them well watered. I don't really think that growing them next to squash makes much difference, one way or another. Good Luck!