Q: We have two beautiful hyacinth bean plants in our yard and would like to know how to get more next year. Can the seeds be saved and replanted for next spring? If so, how do you go about it? A: ...

The first spring that Shirley Bellows planted the special bean this story is about, she picked it off a list in the Upper Canada Seeds company catalogue and sent $2 by cheque in the mail to Toronto ...

Left: The author's Granny Ruby Haynes Caudill, 97, was a postmistress and seamstress. She passed on the bean seed and the stories that went with them. Right: Katharine Campbell Haynes and William ...

Sow True Seed's Glenwood Cut Short greasy bean seeds. Last December, a cotton sack arrived at the headquarters of Sow True Seed, a small Asheville-based seed company selling open-pollinated and ...

Answer: Beans can be grown in average soil anywhere in Southern California, and now is a good time to plant most varieties. Of all garden vegetables, the lowly bean--which is grown worldwide--may ...

Green beans are one of my favorite vegetables to grow. These attractive and productive plants deserve a place in every vegetable garden. The two types of green beans are bush and pole. They are ...

At my local grocery store, out here in the middle of nowhere, a head of cauliflower costs $5 and a wilted ball of lettuce might run you $3. It’s a far cry from the vibrant fruit and vegetable markets ...

We always save some of our Green Windsor broad beans as we cannot buy them now. However, this year we looked at the beans in the paper bag and some of them have holes in them! Also on inspection we ...