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 ...

In this video, I give my five top tips on how to grow dwarf beans in containers or raised garden beds. Dwarf beans, bush beans, french beans or whatever small varieties of beans you want to grow can ...

There are thousands of varieties of beans in the world. Green, yellow, purple, spotted, or, striped beans with round, flat, or oval pods, long pods and short pods. Some varieties are for eating fresh, ...

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 ...

Joan Hinkemeyer is as crazy about green beans as some gardeners are for homegrown tomatoes. The Denver gardener says nothing compares to the taste of a freshly picked green bean. “They’re better than ...

My wife, Ann, just returned from the local supermarket with a plastic bag of snap beans. Though she's aware of my utter disdain for store-bought beans, she buys them, anyway. "What else am I supposed ...

Not sure what to grow in your summer vegetable garden? The bright sun and warm temperatures of summer are perfect for certain plants and herbs. From rows of corn to beautiful blooms, find out what ...

We just purchased a new seeder for our Tulsa Master Gardener Seed to Supper Farm, and so far, it’s great. It’s a device called a Poly Planter Jr. At our farm we harvest food to donate to area food ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...