Okra is a popular health food due to its high fiber, vitamin C, and folate content. Okra is also high in antioxidants and is a good source of calcium and potassium. These plants are beautiful so they make an ideal edible landscape plant, too. Some varieties have colorful red leaves and pods.
Okra (Hibiscus esculentus), known in many English-speaking countries as ladies' fingers or ochro, is a flowering plant in the mallow family related to hollyhocks, rose of Sharon and hibiscus . It is valued for its edible green seed pods.
This amazing plant is grown for its edible fruit pods. The fruits are harvested when immature and eaten as a vegetable.
Okra can be grown in almost any region, but before adding it to your vegetable garden. Follow carefully all my tips for growing fantastic okra in your garden!
HOW TO GROW OKRA
