Some of them can even repel bugs that like to snack on okra leaves. Meanwhile, others, like squash, can do the opposite and expose the okra to pest infestations. Here are eight herbs and ...

Found in the joints between the plants’ stems and its hairy five to seven-lobed leaves, those five-sided pods narrow to ...

Okra, with its distinctive, thick mucilage, is one of the traditional thickeners in gumbo. The others are filé — a powder made from dried and ground sassafras leaves, a contribution from the ...