Great Northern White beans are an American heirloom hailing from the Dakotas. The plants will generally reach 2 feet tall, producing pods containing up to 6 seeds each. The beans by themselves are close to tasteless but will absorb the flavors of what they are cooked with and add bulk and texture to many dishes. … Read more
Chickpea or garbanzo beans are a cool-season annual plant that requires about 90 – 100 days of warm weather to mature to harvest. They can be directly seeded outdoors immediately following the average last spring frost date. You can also start them indoors in peat pots a few weeks prior to transplanting outdoors. They frequently … Read more
Beans, all of the hundreds of types of beans. Bush beans, pole beans, runner beans, Lima beans, string beans are all easily grown hydroponically. They are low maintenance and highly productive plants. Some may require a tad more effort than others. Pole beans naturally will need some form of support or a trellis. Beans germinate … Read more
Fava beans, more commonly called broad beans are actually ‘legumes’, they grow best in temperatures ranging from 60 to 70 degrees F, they are a are a cool-season crop. Some varieties will grow in temperatures as low as 40 degrees F , however most broad beans will not set pods in hot weather. Broad beans … Read more
Black beans, also known as black turtle beans, have deep black seeds and require about 80 – 90 warm, frost-free days to properly mature. Dried, they are popular in soups and stews, they are also served by themselves or in salads such as 3-bean salad. Black beans come in bush and pole varieties. Bush varieties … Read more
Planting They can be direct seeded about 1 to 1 1/2 inches deep 3 to 4 weeks after the average last spring frost date, soil temperature should be at least 65 degrees F to ensure germination. Space seeds 2 to 4 inches apart and space rows about 2 feet apart. Covering lima bean seeds with a … Read more
Beans, Beans the incredible fruit, the more you eat the more you toot , the more you you toot the better you feel so plant some beans for every meal. Actually beans aren’t a fruit, but you already knew that. Beans [and peas] are an easily grown annual vegetable and a very popular and versatile … Read more
Scarlet Runner beans, a new world native, are prized not only for their ornamental aesthetic value, but as a harvestable edible food crop. The seeds are lavender to black, they grow rapidly climbing trellises, arbors and fences and produce beautiful red – orange blossoms as they go. The pods, flowers and beans are all edible. … Read more
About the Bean Beetle Both the adults and larvae of this species will cause major crop damage to beans. They feed on both the leaves and bean pods . In heavy infestations, the tissue between the leaf veins may be completely skeletonized. Adult bean beetles are pale yellow to copper colored with 16 black spots … Read more
What are Adzuki Beans? Adzuki also is known as aduki or Chinese Red Bean, the adzuki bean hails from Asia and is a Japanese favorite. It can be dried, or eaten fresh. It is most frequently used as a bean sprout. The pod is similar to a snap bean. The small roundish beans have a … Read more