CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Before it becomes the familiar vegetable on dinner plates, okra starts its life as a flower.
Zack Snipes, the area horticulture agent with the Clemson Cooperative Extension Service, discusses the transformation process during a recent interview with News 2.
“Okra is a flower before it’s a vegetable,” said Snipes, noting the natural process common to all seed-bearing fruits and vegetables…