Growing Beans

Pole beans are beans that grow on a vine and must have a pole, trellis or other support to thrive. They also require a bit more time to bear mature beans, but when they start to produce, they will...

The soya bean, or soybean, is an annual legume that grows in bushes about one to three feet tall and produces green pods one to four inches long. Soybeans require warmer weather than other bean...

Fava beans, also known as broad beans, are native to Africa and Asia, but are cultivated for food around the world. They are erect plants that can grow to about 5-1/2 feet high. They produce small...

In the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack's mother casts the beans out the window only to find a gigantic beanstalk growing to the sky the next morning. Although beans really don't grow...

Pinto beans are the second leading commercial crop (after soy beans). They are traditionally grown with corn and squash as part of the Native American "three sisters" crops. Pinto beans are...

Broad beans, also known as fava beans, have been cultivated for thousands of years. Broad beans are not actual beans, they are legumes, and will fix nitrogen in the soil. Planted in early spring,...