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 ...

My grandfather grew green beans that had a sticky, hairy texture to our fingers when we picked them. I think of those beans every year I plant green beans. Beans are a really simple crop to grow -- ...

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 ...

Gardener sowing seeds in the ground - Susumu Yoshioka/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While purchasing seedlings from your local nursery is a good way to get a ...

Thinking about starting your own vegetable garden? We spoke to gardening experts about the crops that actually make sense ...

Everyone is cooking with beans now. Why doesn’t everyone grow them? I’m deadly serious; it’s not too late. Rancho Gordo might be out of stock, but there’s another way. As Jack, of beanstalk fame, knew ...

With the current interest in vegetables and other home-grown produce at its highest level in decades, we all want to know how to grow the best vegetables. In order to bring your produce to your table, ...

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 ...