[JustaDumbBlonde]

The only problem you might have with tomatoes next to okra is that the okra is going to get larger and will probably shade the tomatoes. My okra gets 7-8 ft. tall before the season ends.

I don't know any thing about cornmeal and fire ants, but I have 100 bushels of shelled corn in a grain cart and I may grind some and try it out. I've been battling those rascals for 6 weeks now.

[texas_mrs]

Thanks for the okra-tomato info. No more than I'm planting & relative to the sunlight, this shouldn't be a problem, then.

I think it took the cornmeal 4-6 weeks to kill the fireants. I just sprinkled a little on the mounds and when it looked like they were getting low I gave them more. Some were at the edge of my garden and others were in 3 self-contained bins in the greenhouse. Nowhere to be seen now. Love it!

[dennisw]

Did you know that Okra is first cousin to cotton...just sayin and I think you knew this. Okra a favorite vegetable of mine