Snaps, commonly called green beans or string beans are popular in the home garden because they are easy to grow, have a relative short time to harvest, they are prolific, add nitrogen to the soil, and ...

QUESTION: The tomatoes are done. Is it too late to plant pole snap beans? -- Mark Gaudet ANSWER: It's either too late or too early. Whichever way you look at it, now is not a good time to grow snap ...

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 ...

Known as green beans or snap beans in other parts of Denver, Cole pole beans are excellent, inner-city stringless bean plants that are far more productive than bush bean variety. The perfect choice ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! This week I want to talk about an Appalachian favorite, the pole bean. This vegetable has been widely grown in home gardens across our area for hundreds of ...

Everyone loves a fresh, green bean, don’t they? Look around the Farmers Market and you will find baskets full of this member of the legume family that come in green, yellow or purple colors. And don’t ...

Whether you call them string beans, snap beans, or haricots verts, green beans are a great addition to any backyard garden, and because they're easy to grow and harvest, they can be a good gateway ...

Beans, beans, they’re good for your heart. The more you eat the more you … should consider growing your own. Beans are very easy to grow in the home garden and will yield a high rate of return with ...

Beginning gardeners often ask me, "Which beans should I grow, bush or pole?" Here's what to consider in deciding. First, let's distinguish between runner beans (Phaseolus coccineus) and common garden ...

Every time I snap pole beans, a flood of memories fill my head with thoughts of loved ones past. The familiar “snap” of trimming the beans for lunch or supper was always heard in the background – with ...

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 ...