Accumulation of heavy metals in plant tissues can lead to their entrance into the food chain which in turn can be deleterious to human beings. In this study, Corchorus olitorious, a leafy vegetable, was planted in pots and irrigated with Zinc/Cadmium-contaminated water. The contaminated water was prepared in single/binary solutions. The plants were harvested and measured for growth, moisture content and concentration of each metal in parts of the vegetable such as leaf, stem and root. Results showed that on applying low concentrations, the growth of the shoot, root and were not affected but at higher concentrations there was decrease in growth and percentage moisture content was reduced compare to the control. It further revealed that the metals accumulated in the order; stem>leaf>root and in binary solutions Zinc seems to reduce the accumulation of Cadmium. So, using non-polluted water for irrigation should be encouraged as this will reduce the risk of eating vegetable that are rich in heavy metals.