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 ...

Knowing when to harvest green beans is vital for protecting the plant’s health and guaranteeing a good yield of veggies. In fact, when picking beans at the right time, you can also ensure multiple ...

I love beans of just about all types and would like to grow some in my garden. What should I know to get started? — O.S. One of the great things about growing beans is that they are pretty easy to ...

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 ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Pinto beans are the most popular dried bean in the United States. One hundred million pounds of the speckled pinto beans are imported into Texas alone. With the right growing conditions and plenty of ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Mid-July is, on average, the hottest part of the summer in South Carolina, and this time of the year, many plants struggle from heat, bugs, and fungus. Tough conditions are where ...

Lack of outdoor space is an ever-increasing problem for urban gardeners, who often try to cram too much into their plot, with varying results. Anyone who wants to grow a variety of produce with just a ...

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 ...