Here in Philadelphia, we plant okra as a second or even third crop in June or even July. It germinates rapidly then and produces from August/Sept until frost. Libby libby@igc.apc.org Libby J. Goldstein phone & fax: 215-465-8878 Philadelphia USDA zone 7A Sunset zone 32 My garden must be n-dimensional if it's out here in cyberspace.