Green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) are one of the most popular warm-season vegetables for home gardeners. Pound for pound, green beans are a nutritious, productive, and easy-to-grow crop. Green beans do well both indoors and outdoors. When potted, beans adapt well to containers. … [Read more...]
How to Grow Bush Beans and Climbing Beans
Ready to grow your own bush beans or climbing beans? Beans are one of the oldest cultivated foods on the planet. Some type of bean -- or bean relative -- is native to every continent except Antarctica (and in all fairness to beans, what grows there anyway?) It’s not difficult to … [Read more...]
68 Ways to Use Fresh Green Beans You Grow in Your Garden
by Erin Marissa Russell When you grow a family favorite like green beans in your garden, you’re bound to have plenty of standby recipes to rely on when it comes to cooking up even the biggest harvest—but once your family is sick and tired of your standard preparations, it’s … [Read more...]
Bean Pests: How to Identify and Control
Green beans are one of the simplest garden vegetables to grow, producing a bountiful crop with very little care. Most bean pests are easily controlled through natural means and rarely require the use of pesticides. Watch for the following pests in your bean patch: Aphids Aphids … [Read more...]
Health Benefits of Green Beans
Many people consider green beans a vegetable more than a protein. Actually, they are both. Green beans, like all legumes are high in protein and fiber and low in fat. The most common type of green bean is called the "string bean" because of its fibrous contents. Snap beans and … [Read more...]