Did you grow Blue Lake pole beans this summer? Did you end up with stringy, flat beans instead of nice tender, plump ones? You aren’t alone. And no one really knows why. The Blue Lake bean has been a ...

Plus, gardening in general can help reduce your environmental footprint by decreasing reliance on mass-produced, store-bought ...

There are any number of "green" beans in the seed packet racks of local nurseries, and everyone has a favorite: 'scarlet runner,' 'French Filet, ' 'Kentucky Wonder,' 'Roma,' purple and wax. I've ...

If it wasn't for readers, so much would fly right by me, like the problem with 'Blue Lake' pole beans described and researched by Elizabeth Anne Malliris of Newberg: " I discovered something tonight ...

When I first started gardening, I planted several rows of bush beans. For the crop reaped, the space devoted was not worth it. Then, spinning through a seed rack at the local supermarket one day, I ...

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 ...

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 ...

My main reason for growing food crops is to enjoy the most flavorful fruit and vegetable varieties that can be produced here. Any gardener who lives by that credo incurs two responsibilities -- ...

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 ...

A friend complained that she was tired of picking beans every day and asked what variety needed to be harvested only once or twice a week. Unfortunately, when it comes to beans, the harvest depends ...

Did you grow Blue Lake pole beans this summer? Did you end up with stringy, flat beans instead of nice tender, plump ones? You aren’t alone. And no one really knows why. The Blue Lake bean has been a ...