Among the easiest garden vegetables to grow, green beans—also known as string or snap beans—usually mature 50 to 70 days after you sow the seeds outdoors. Therefore, you can grow green bean plants ...

Beans can give, and give, and give right up until the end of the season. It doesn't take much to care for string beans — especially once they're established. In fact, if the plants are healthy, you'll ...

Timing is everything when it comes to ensuring a successful harvest. And as a seriously versatile addition to any garden, ...

Growing cluster beans, also known as guar beans, at home can be a rewarding experience, especially if you have limited space ...

Growing fava beans (Vicia faba), also known as broad beans, is a remarkably rewarding experience in the vegetable garden. This cool-season legume is a culinary knockout not only for its delicious, ...

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I hope everyone is growing something they can eat, but if you haven’t tried yet, consider doing what the Indians did centuries ago and grow the Three Sisters! Growing multiple plants together, called ...

Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is the world's most important legume for human consumption, according to experts. Beans are an affordable and easily accessible source of protein which makes it a favourite ...

* What it is: Most bush green beans are stringless and easy to grow these days, but ‘Mascotte’ stands out for its heavy yield of slender, tender, green, five-inch-long pods that also have excellent ...

Snap beans, also called “green beans” or “string beans” (although most modern varieties do not have strings) are harvested when the pods contain immature seeds, and the pods are still succulent. Types ...