Most bean plants are relegated to rows or patches in the vegetable garden. Although they are tasty and healthful, when it comes to looks, well, they didn’t win that lottery. However, the scarlet ...

“Name-dropping” is conversational one-upmanship to impress about business associates or hint at great wealth or life experience. It’s also considered tactless and an exercise of bad manners. This is ...

Laura Avery talks to Bruce Kalman, chef and owner of Union in Pasadena and Knead & Co at the Grand Central Market, and to farmer Lori Heal, of 2 Peas in a Pod in Arroyo Grande. Runner Beans (Photo by ...

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Q. Our scarlet runner beans have grown well and produced many flowers, but few of the blooms have turned into beans. Instead, they simply fall off the tall vines. Why? A. I am asked this question ...

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 ...

The difference between a fresh green bean and a canned one is huge. But green beans (snap beans) aren’t the only kind of bean you can grow in Alaska. Runner and fava beans also do very well and you ...

Heat-loving nasturtiums are among the easiest annuals to grow. Just direct sow the seeds in late May, once the risk of frost has passed. Plant the seeds one to two centimetres deep in a sunny site and ...