To harvest, Nelson cuts bush beans at the soil line and drops the entire plant onto old sheets. Runner beans climb sunflowers. She harvests these pods by hand. To dry, Nelson places bean pods in ...

Damaris Awino alias Nyasuba tends to her climbing beans at her home in Katito in a picture taken on January 10, 2017. [Denish Ochieng, Standard] Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the world’s most ...

In the middle of summer, garden vegetables like green beans are proliferating, but so are pests that like to chew and suck on them. Now, a study in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ...

Beans are among the easiest crops to produce in the home garden, performing well in traditional garden beds, raised planting beds, and even containers. Pairing beans with companion plants enhances ...