Green, yellow, and purple beans (a.k.a. string beans, though the strings have been bred out of most modern varieties) are at the height of their season now. Look for ones that snap crisply when broken ...

It sure would be hard to explain to any young child why cooking would turn purple beans, such as the variety Royal Burgundy, from purple to green. Which cooking does. You can't respond by just saying, ...

It sure would be hard to explain to any young child why cooking would turn purple beans, such as the variety Royal Burgundy, from purple to green. Which cooking does.You can’t respond by just saying, ...

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 ...

The coronavirus has prompted many of us to try our hand at vegetable gardening or to approach the outdoor hobby with increased fervor this season. Green beans are among the early summer crops that ...

Green beans that grow a yard long and also come in purple; melons that look like spiny cucumbers and when ripe turn bright orange, with huge pomegranate-red seeds; squash that can be eaten like ...

Because beans like warm, sunny weather you still have plenty of time to hunt around and find some interesting new varieties. All beans like warm weather and full sun. Bush beans are shorter and better ...

These ludicrously long legumes aren't just hulked-out green beans. They're in the same family, of course, but they're closer to cowpeas. Which are similar to black-eyed peas. It's a family vine! Here ...