Earlier this year, Chris Smith planted more than 100 varieties of okra on the farm he manages just outside of Asheville, North Carolina. As the executive director of the Utopian Seed Project, a ...

When the heat is on, okra thrives, but there's one key ingredient to its success — here's the foolproof way to grow it even ...

LEICESTER, N.C. — It was a dewy morning when I joined Chris Smith, author of “The Whole Okra,” at the Utopian Seed Project’s experimental farm near Asheville, North Carolina. It wasn’t even 9 a.m. and ...

Okra Seeds: Comprehensive analysis of the demand for okra seeds in agriculture, key market players, and regional production trends. Okra Seeds: Increasing demand for okra seeds fueled by ...

Attention, pod people: Have you harvested your okra today? Okra likes heat and grows fast, making regular harvesting important for gardeners who want to try growing their own. The seed pods should be ...

Among the plants beloved in the south of the United States, okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is a crowd favorite. Because okra loves hot and sunny summers, it's most commonly grown in the deep south, but ...

Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is a breeze to grow in Southern gardens. The plant is native to Africa and well adapted to summer heat and dry weather. Plant it in full sun once the soil temperature has ...

The COVID-19 outbreak's lockdown brought the economy to a halt, resulting in the complete closure of businesses in a few sectors, including the Indian okra seed industry. Although agricultural ...

Selecting the right container is key to growing okra indoors. Choose pots that are at least 12 inches deep to allow for ...

At first glance, Chris Smith’s modest farm plot outside Asheville, North Carolina, has nothing in common with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the powerful particle collider located on the border of ...

Time-lapse of planting an okra from a seed to harvest-able pods. The okra seed was sowed under potting mix soil in a 10-inch ...