shule1

You can grow okra well in my area. I've seen it flourishing several blocks away (probably Clemson Spineless). So, it's certainly possible. I'm trying to grow it landrace-style, myself, rather than change the growing conditions to be ideal on a particular year. It probably likes very fertile soil.

Although it can get cold in the winter, it does get very hot, consistently (although with cool nights) in the late spring and summer.

I expect that my saved seeds will perform better than first-year seeds. I've got saved seeds for Hill Country Red, Edna Slaton's Candelabra and Egyptian. I got a bunch of new varieties to try, too.