Growing fava beans is like four crops in one: flavorful fresh pods, both fresh and dry beans, and –surprise! – delicious greens to eat fresh or add to cooked dishes.

Perhaps the biggest challenge in growing beans is deciding which ones to plant! Many people love to grow green beans (also called snap beans, and they come in a variety of colors besides green) to be ...

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 ...

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 are a great garden crop for home gardeners here in northeast Oklahoma, and there are a variety of beans available that should fit most anyone’s growing style. I say “growing style” because ...

We're venturing into bleak midwinter territory, but you can still learn how to grow broad beans – in fact, now is the best time to tackle this hardy vegetable if you want a tasty crop come summer.

Beans are one of the longest-cultivated plants across the world, adding flavor, texture and nutrients to traditional recipes. Growing dry beans is easy, and if you enjoy hands-on processing, it can be ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It may be the most maligned of vegetables: the bean (well, technically they’re veggies but click here to see more about that debate). Think about it. Poor Jack from the beanstalk ...

Prior to European settlement in North America, many Native American groups grew three of their most important crops – corn, beans, and squash – all in one big jumbled bed. It was an elegant jumble, if ...

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 ...

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 ...