With one notable exception, okra is a savvy self-promoter. In the garden and the field, it puts on a stunning display, producing striking flowers that give way to pert emerald-green (or wine-colored) ...

Editor's note: This column from Press-Register Garden Writer Bill Finch was first published in the Garden & Home section Aug. 22, 2008. Allow me to quickly dispense with those of you who recoil at the ...

Botanists believe okra originated in modern-day Ethiopia. Cultivation spread quickly to North and West Africa, and India via established trade routes. It is thought that the plant reached both Brazil ...