Growing fava beans (Vicia faba), also known as broad beans, is a remarkably rewarding experience in the vegetable garden. This cool-season legume is a culinary knockout not only for its delicious, ...

A close-up of lima bean pods growing up a trellis - A S M Almas/Shutterstock For many plants, alliums (of the herb or flower variety) can be great companions. They can deter pests like aphids and ...

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 ...

School's back in session, the days are getting shorter, and fall decor is already tempting us from store shelves. If you don't have Labor Day plans this year, make it a gardening weekend for planting ...

When farmers ask Matt Duesterhaus whether they can reduce soybean planting populations and still produce high yields, his brief answer is it depends on the specific cards in their hand. “Some of those ...

Beans can give, and give, and give right up until the end of the season. It doesn't take much to care for string beans — especially once they're established. In fact, if the plants are healthy, you'll ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It may be the most maligned of vegetables: the bean (well, technically they’re veggies but click here to see more about that debate). Think about it. Poor Jack from the beanstalk ...

Planting edible beans into winter rye has environmental and potential yield benefits, a North Dakota State University Extension study said. The rye reduces soil erosion, suppresses weeds and soaks up ...

Of the 88 million soybean acres USDA currently predicts farmers will plant in 2022, Greg Tylka is concerned a significant number of those will be in fields that were planted to soybeans last year. He ...