A seed packet holds a great deal of promise, promise of tasty vegetables or beautiful flowers that we're eager to be delivered as quickly as possible. One way to jumpstart seeds is to rehydrate them ...

I have trouble getting my okra seeds to come up in the spring. I have to plant seeds into my garden two or three times before I get a good stand. I’ve heard that you need to soak the seeds in hot ...

Many home gardeners are familiar with the shock of going out to harvest fresh herbs and returning with bushels of okra, muttering “This is not what I went out to harvest.” Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus ...

Writing off okra as a slimy pod is a great injustice, according to Chris Smith. The garden writer and seed saver is an okra aficionado who asserts that while the vegetable may have a unique texture, ...