On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:24:27 -0500, perrylep wrote:
My old timer gardening buddy says when one cuts the okra from the plant to
also cut the accompanying leaf...He had no clear reason, but said "that's
what you do"...
Any merit to that practice?

Only if you're trying to slow down continued production by removing
photosynthetic area from the plant.