The best okra for Texas starts with a heat-tolerant, spineless standard as the backbone of the patch.

Plant okra in Tennessee after the last spring freeze risk has passed and the soil has warmed.

For most Tennessee gardens, the best okra is a standard, spineless, open-pollinated type that thrives in long heat, with a compact early type as the…

In South Dakota, okra goes in the ground from mid-May, once the last spring freeze has passed and the soil feels warm to the hand.

In South Dakota, the best okra is the fastest okra: early-maturing, compact types that start producing well before the first fall frost, set out as…

Okra is a warm-weather crop, and South Carolina’s frost dates only tell you when it is too early.

For most South Carolina gardens, the best okra is a spineless, green-podded type that grows steadily and keeps producing until frost.