Q. Why are my green bean plants turning yellow? I am growing a crop of green beans at home, but I have started spotting some ...

Give your bean plants a boost and fight pests by using thoughtful plant pairings. Beans are among the easiest crops to produce in the home garden, performing well in traditional garden beds ...

Of the many types of beans, I prefer to plant bush beans as I like the taste of them best. After picking my beans, it always seems that when I pick a few days later, there always is a giant bean ...

Pulses are grain legumes like lentils, chickpeas, dry peas, and dry beans. What’s so great about ... And, unlike many other plants, pulses are “nitrogen fixers.” This means they are able ...

Though often overlooked, limas are low in fat and high in fiber, protein, iron and other nutrients. Lima bean plants are also more heat-tolerant than their fellow legumes. This combination makes lima ...

What’s going on? It’s true that beans (along with other plants in the Fabaceae family, like peas, clover, alfalfa and vetch) have a fabulous ability to thrive, even in soils that are poor in ...

Pairing beans with companion plants enhances plant health and can boost yields through pest reduction and weed management. Bean plants themselves enhance soil nutrition, benefiting its partners in ...