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, ...

Green beans were the first thing I ever grew without losing half of them to bugs or bad luck. I still remember picking that first handful off the vine and thinking, I can actually do this. If you’re ...

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 ...

A two-dollar bag of pinto or black beans looks like dinner, not a packet of garden seed. But dried beans are mature seeds, ...

Companion planting is a savvy way to fit more vegetables in your garden, reduce pests, and boost harvests. While many veggies are suitable to be grown together, beans stand out as exceptionally good ...

Purchasing vegetable seeds every year can be costly and take up a lot of time as you flip through seed catalogs on the hunt for the perfect seed selection. If you want to make you ...

Summer is here, and from this point on we can only fondly remember daytime highs in the 70s and nights in the 60s. While high temperatures make us uncomfortable, they also reduce the vigor and ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Even ...

April isn’t always the optimal time to plant corn, but it is the best time for soybeans. Other planting tips from this university team include planting either crop at 1½ to 2 inches deep. In 1982 Dave ...