If you're looking to add to your garden this growing season, consider beans. Most varieties are relatively low-maintenance ...

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, ...

In the rush to get early soybeans planted, here are five questions to ask yourself prior to putting seed in the ground: 1. Are you using seed treatments to protect the crop? Early-planted soybeans ...

School's back in session, the days are getting shorter, and fall decor is already tempting us from store shelves. If you don't have Labor Day plans this year, make it a gardening weekend for planting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 — ...

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 ...

Last week’s warmer and drier weather created an open window for more farmers to start on planting. According to USDA’s weekly Crop Progress report released Monday afternoon, 12 states have already ...

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 ...

Who doesn't like fresh green beans? Evidently not many dislike this tasty vegetable, as it is the second most popular vegetable grown in the home garden; second only to tomatoes. According to the ...