Information About Beans

Learning how to plant beans in the garden successfully will help eliminate most of your bean plant problems. That’s why we’ve dedicated an entire section to growing beans. Here you will find everything you need to know for the care of bean plants in the garden. Learn how to grow beans and care for them all season long—including how to deal with any bean plant problems you may come across along the way.

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How To Preserve Green Beans From The Garden

By Laura Miller

Beans are delicious, but sometimes you get too many. Read how to preserve a bumper crop of fresh green beans to enjoy all year.

Top 5 Dry Bean Varieties: Grow And Dry Beans At Home

By Laura Miller

One easy way to preserve more veggies from your garden is to grow and dry beans. Often called shell beans, these varieties are grown for their seed rather than a pod. Read on for more info.

Cherokee Wax Bean Plant Info – How To Grow Cherokee Wax Beans

By Teo Spengler

If you are considering growing yellow Cherokee wax beans click the following for information about the plants as well as tips for growing.

Dragon Tongue Bean Plant Care – How To Grow Dragon Tongue Beans

By Mary Ellen Ellis

Dragon tongue beans are special due to their unique appearance, delicate flavor, and texture. Click to learn more about this bean plant.

Harvester Bean Variety – How To Grow Harvester Bush Beans

By Teo Spengler

You can grow beans without staking by planting harvester bush beans. What are harvester beans? Click the following to learn more about this bean variety.

Blue Lake Bean Variety – Tips For Growing Blue Lake Green Beans

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

Blue lake bush beans have all the great attributes of growing pole and bush beans and are worth giving a try. To learn about growing blue lake bush beans, click here.

Half-Runner Bean Info – Learn About Planting Half-Runner Beans

By Laura Miller

Do you like the productivity of pole beans but don't have room for a large trellis? Consider planting half-runner beans. Read on for more.

How To Grow Green Crop Beans: Caring For Green Crop Bush Beans

By Teo Spengler

Green crop green beans are snap beans known for their crisp flavor and wide, flat shape. If you’ve never heard of this bean variety, read on.

Soaking Dry Beans – Why Do You Soak Dry Beans Before Cooking

By Amy Grant

Soaking dry beans accomplishes two goals: cutting cooking time and reducing stomach distress. Learn more about dry bean soaking in this article.

Help, My Pods Are Empty: Reasons Plants With Pods Won’t Produce

By Laura Miller

Your legume plants look great. They bloomed and grew pods. Yet, when harvested, you find the pods are empty. Learn what cause this here.

What Are Tepary Beans: Information On Tepary Bean Cultivation

By Amy Grant

Now making a comeback, tepary beans were once one of the most important food sources to the indigenous people of the American Southwest and South America. Tepary beans are resilient plants, making cultivation useful in low desert environments. Learn more here.

Planting Yellow Wax Beans: Growing Yellow Wax Bean Varieties

By Laura Miller

Planting yellow wax beans provides gardeners with a slightly different take on a popular garden vegetable. Similar to traditional green beans in texture, yellow wax bean varieties have a mellower flavor – and they’re yellow. Learn more about them here.

Bountiful Bean Facts – How To Grow Bountiful Heirloom Beans

By Tonya Barnett, (Author of FRESHCUTKY)

Selecting beans that are well suited to your own growing region will help to ensure abundant harvests. One variety, ‘Bountiful’ bush bean, is especially prized for its vigor and dependability. Click here for more information on this bush bean variety.

Tendercrop Green Beans: How To Plant Tendercrop Beans

By Becca Badgett, Co-author of How to Grow an EMERGENCY Garden

Tendercrop bush beans, also sold by the name of Tendergreen Improved, are an easy-to-grow variety of green beans. These green beans are low maintenance if provided with the basics of care. Click on the following article to learn more.

Horticultural Bean Plants – Learn About Growing Horticultural Beans

By Laura Miller

Are you an adventurous type of gardener? Do you like growing new varieties of vegetables each year? If this is the year to try a new type of bean, consider growing French horticultural beans. You can learn more about them in this article.

Purple Pod Garden Bean: How To Grow Royalty Purple Pod Bush Beans

By Tonya Barnett, (Author of FRESHCUTKY)

Gardeners are now interested in color and visual appeal more than ever. Royalty purple pod bush beans, for example, produce a profusion of bright purple pods and leaves on compact bush plants. Learn more about this interesting bean plant here.

National Bean Day: Learn About The History Of Green Beans

By Amy Grant

Green bean history is lengthy, indeed, and worthy of a song or two. There’s even a National Bean day celebrating beans! According to the history of green beans, they have been a part of our diet for thousands of years. Look at the evolution of green beans in history here.

What Is A Bean House: Learn How To Grow A House Made Of Beans

By Mary Ellen Ellis

A bean house is a style of trellising vines for growing beans. If you love this spring vegetable, but have struggled to harvest them or create a support that you like the look of, think about constructing a bean trellis house. This article can help get you started.

Indoor Bean Care Guide: Can You Grow Beans Inside

By Tonya Barnett, (Author of FRESHCUTKY)

Growing beans indoors is an excellent option for many gardeners. Not only are indoor bean plants able to thrive, but they offer growers the benefit of attractive foliage throughout the process. Learn more about growing these crops inside by clicking this article.

Growing Fava Greens: Eating The Tops Of Broad Beans

By Amy Grant

Like other peas or beans, fava beans impart nitrogen into the soil as they grow and as they decompose. The beans are a staple ingredient in many cuisines but what about the fava greens? Are broad bean leaves edible? Find out in this article.

Garbanzo Bean Information – Learn How To Grow Chickpeas At Home

By Amy Grant

Tired of growing the usual legumes? Try growing chickpeas. The following garbanzo bean information will get you started growing your own chickpeas and learning about garbanzo bean care. Click this article for additional information.

What Are Horsebeans – A Guide To Horsebean Uses And Cultivation

By Amy Grant

You may not have heard of a horsebean, but you probably have heard of a broad bean. Broad bean is the umbrella under which several subspecies, including horsebean, can be found. If your curiosity is piqued, click here to find out how to grow and use horsebeans.

Lima Bean Diseases: Learn How to Treat Sick Butter Bean Plants

By Darcy Larum, Landscape Designer

When our garden plants are sick, we are left to the difficult task of diagnosing and treating the problem ourselves. Gardening Know How tries to provide easy information about plant diseases and their symptoms. In this article, we will discuss diseases of butter beans.

Leaf Spot On Beans: How To Control Cercospora Leaf Spot In Beans

By Kristi Waterworth

Gardening is supposed to be a relaxing hobby, but when your beans are sick, it can turn pretty frustrating. Learn the symptoms of cercospora leaf spot of bean plants and how to manage it in this informative article. Click here for more information.

What Are Causes Of Halo Blight: Treating Halo Blight On Bean Plants

By Kristi Waterworth

Beans are more than just a musical fruit - they're a nutritious and easy-to-grow vegetable plant! Unfortunately, they're also prone to a few common bacterial diseases, including halo blight. Learn how to identify and manage this frustrating bean affliction here.

Anthracnose Symptoms In Beans – Managing Bean Plant Anthracnose In Gardens

By Kristi Waterworth

Growing beans are generally hardy, but have a few diseases that can wipe them out rapidly. Anthracnose is one, but this article will help you better understand how to control anthracnose on beans. Click here to learn more.

What Is Bean Sunscald: Managing Symptoms Of Sunscald In Bean Plants

By Darcy Larum, Landscape Designer

Like any plants, there are specific pests and diseases that can affect beans. Spider mites and rust fungus are two common afflictions of beans. They are also commonly affected by a disorder known as sunscald. Click here to learn more about sunscald in bean plants.

Rust Spots On Bean Plants: How To Treat Rust Fungus On Beans

By Darcy Larum, Landscape Designer

While there is a lot of information available for blights that affect vegetable plants such as tomatoes and potatoes, fungal diseases of beans are not mentioned very often. This article will address what causes rust on bean plants and how to treat rust fungus on beans.

Curly Top Virus Control: What Is Curly Top Virus Of Bean Plants

By Amy Grant

If your beans are looking peaked but you?ve been vigilant about watering and fertilizing, they may be infected with a disease, possibly curly top virus. What is curly top virus? Click this article for information about beans with curly top disease.

Bacterial Bean Diseases: Controlling Common Bacterial Blight Of Beans

By Liz Baessler

Beans are one of the most popular and easiest of vegetables to grow. They can fall victim to disease, however, particularly bacterial blight. Learn more about bacterial blight of beans and the best methods of bacterial bean blight treatment in this article.

Fungal Diseases Of Beans: Tips For Treating Root Rot In Bean Plants

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

Common fungus on bean plants can be discerned with the naked eye, but to see the damage associated with root rot, you need to dig up the plant. Fortunately, such fungal diseases of beans can be combated successfully with a little preparation and know how. Learn more here.

Powdery Mildew In Beans: How To Control Powdery Mildew On Beans

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

Powdery mildew attacks many types of plants, including beans. Not only unsightly, it can ruin your crop, diminishing your harvest. However, it can be controlled and prevented. Find out how to treat bean plants with powdery mildew in this article.

Managing Baldhead Of Beans – Symptoms Of Baldhead Bean Disease

By Mary H. Dyer, Credentialed Garden Writer

What is baldhead in beans and how do you treat this odd-sounding but very destructive plant problem? Click this article that follows to learn more about baldhead bean disease (which isn't a real disease, but a type of damage to the seeds).

What Is A Navy Bean: How To Grow Navy Bean Plants

By Amy Grant

Most folks have probably had commercially canned pork and beans. What you may not know is that they are comprised of navy beans. What exactly is a navy bean and can the home gardener grow his or her own? Find out more in this article.

Bean Plant Varieties: Different Bean Types For The Garden

By Liz Baessler

You can't go wrong with beans. But how do you know which beans to grow? With so much variety, it can get overwhelming. Learn more about the different bean plant varieties and the best types of beans to grow for your situation in this article.

Bean Plant Companions: What Grows Well With Beans In The Garden

By Amy Grant

Beans are a prime example of a food crop that benefits greatly when planted with other crops. Companion planting with beans is an age old Native American practice called ?the three sisters,? but what else grows well with beans? Learn more here.

Mung Beans Information – Learn How To Grow Mung Beans

By Amy Grant

Did you know that what we know as bean sprouts are more than likely mung bean sprouts? What are mung beans and what other mung bean information can we dig up? Click on this article to find out more about the amazing plant.

How to Grow Pinto Beans: Care And Harvesting Of Pintos

By Amy Grant

If you live in a warm subtropical region, want to expand your garden bean options or you love Mexican food, you should be growing pinto beans. Find out how to grow pinto beans and other pinto bean information in this article.

What Are Adzuki Beans: Learn About Growing Adzuki Beans

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

Adzuki bean nutrition is off the charts with loads of fiber and vitamins. The beans are fairly easy to grow but require a long season. This article will provide additional information on growing these beans in the garden.

Bean Bacterial Wilt Treatment – Learn About Bacterial Wilt In Beans

By Amy Grant

Under ideal conditions, beans are an easy, prolific crop for the home gardener. However, beans are susceptible to a number of diseases. Bacterial wilt or blight in bean plants is one such disease. Click here to learn more.

Types Of Purple Hull Peas – Learn How To Grow Purple Hull Peas

By Amy Grant

If you are from the southern United States, I?m betting you have grown, or at least eaten, your fair share of purple hull peas. The rest of us might not be as familiar and are now asking ourselves ?what are purple hull peas?? Find out in this article.

Lima Bean Problems: What To Do When Lima Pods Are Empty

By Amy Grant

You may have encountered problems growing lima beans. One such lima bean problem is empty lima bean pods. What causes lima pods that are empty? Click on this article and find out more information on this problem.

Care Of Kidney Beans – Learn How To Grow Kidney Beans

By Amy Grant

Kidney beans are a healthy inclusion to the home garden. One cup of kidney beans provides 45.3% of the recommended daily intake for fiber! With all that goodness, the only question is how to grow kidney beans. This article will help.

Mold On Beans – Troubleshooting Common Bean Plant Diseases

By Amy Grant

Do you have mold on your bean plants? There are a few common bean plant diseases that may result in a white mold on bean plants. Don't despair. You can learn what to do about moldy bean plants in this article.

Organic Beetle Control: How To Keep Beetles From Green Beans Naturally

By Amy Grant

A major marauder of green beans is the beetle, of which there are several different types. Find out how to keep beetles from green beans and other legumes in this article. Click here for additional information on controlling these pests organically.

My Beans Are Fibrous: What To Do If Beans Are Tough And Stringy

By Amy Grant

In the last few years, we have had an escalating occurrence of tough, stringy, flat beans which are to no one's liking. This has led us to research why our beans are too tough and what can be done to remedy beans like this. Learn what we found out here.

Chinese Long Beans: Tips On Growing Yard Long Bean Plants

By Amy Grant

If you like green beans, there's a humdinger of a bean out there. Uncommon in most American's veggie gardens but a veritable staple in many Asian gardens, I give you the Chinese long bean, aka: the yard long bean. So what is a yard long bean? Read here to learn more.

Beans Too Small: Reasons For Stunted Bean Plants And Pods

By Amy Grant

There is a huge array of different varieties suitable for most regions but, nonetheless, beans have their share of problems - amongst them are stunted bean plants. Read this article to learn more about beans not growing larger.

Winged Bean Cultivation: What Are Winged Beans And Their Benefits

By Amy Grant

What are winged beans and what are some winged bean benefits? Read this article to learn more about growing and using this unusual bean plant in the garden. Click here for additional information.

No Bean Flowers: How To Get A Bean Plant To Bloom

By Kristi Waterworth

Beans can be really frustrating when no bean flowers are produced during their short growing season. If your beans don't bloom, read this article for help. Once you know what causes the problem, you can fix it.

Beans Covered With Spots: Reasons For Brown Spots On Beans

By Kristi Waterworth

Beans are one of the easiest crops to grow, but it seems that some beans become covered with spots, especially when the weather has been wet. Find out why in this article.

Bent Snap Beans: Reasons Why Bean Pods Curl While Growing

By Kristi Waterworth

Why do beans curl? You thought you had them all sorted, before the fruits started curling. Read here to find out why bean pods curl while growing and what you can do about snap bean problems.

Common Stem And Pod Borer Pests In Beans

By Amy Grant

It's that time of year when the garden is booming with fat beans ripe for the pickin'. But oh, what's this? Your lovely legumes seem to be afflicted with borer pests in the beans. Find out how to treat them here.

Fall Bean Crops: Tips On Growing Green Beans In Fall

By Amy Grant

If you love green beans like I do but your crop is waning as the summer passes, you might be thinking about growing green beans in the fall. Read this article to learn how to grow a fall crop of green beans.

Treating Mosaic In Beans: Causes And Types Of Beans Mosaic

By Amy Grant

Aphids are responsible for spreading bean mosaic virus in two ways: bean common mosaic as well as bean yellow mosaic. Either of these types of bean mosaic may afflict your bean crop. Learn more about bean mosaic here.

Fava Bean Planting – How To Grow Fava Beans In The Garden

By Amy Grant

Fava bean plants are one of the oldest known cultivated plants, dating back into prehistoric times. Ok, but what is a fava bean? Read this article to find out and get tips for growing fava bean plants.

Pole Bean Pinching: Why Do You Pinch Bean Tips?

By Amy Grant

Depending on preference and garden size, the decision to plant pole beans or bush beans is the primary question. To maximize harvest from the pole beans, the question of pruning pole beans comes up. Click here for more.

Mexican Bean Beetle Control: How To Keep Bean Beetles Off Plants

By Kristi Waterworth

Although most of the members of family Coccinellidae are useful garden allies, the Mexican bean beetle can be devastating to plants. Read here for information on Mexican bean beetle control in your garden.

What Are Cranberry Beans: Planting Cranberry Bean Seeds

By Amy Grant

Searching for a different bean variety? The cranberry bean has long been used in Italian cuisine. If growing cranberry beans, it is a great idea to save a few pods for the next year?s garden. Learn more here.

Saving Bean Seeds: How And When To Harvest Bean Seeds

By Amy Grant

Beans, glorious beans! Second only to the tomato as the most popular home garden crop. Nearly all varieties may be saved via seed for future use. This article will help you with saving and storing bean seeds.

Helping Garden Beans With Yellow Leaves – What Causes Yellow Leaves On Beans

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

If your bush or pole beans have yellow leaves, the problem is most likely in your soil. Diseases harbored in soil over the winter usually cause garden beans with yellow leaves. Learn more about yellow bean leaves here.

Potting Mix And Container Size For Growing Beans – Tips On How To Grow Beans In Pots

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

Beans may be vined or bushy and come in several sizes and colors. Gardeners with small spaces can learn how to grow beans in pots. This article can help get you started with growing beans in containers.

Planting Pole Beans: How To Grow Pole Beans

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

Growing pole beans allows the gardener to maximize planting space. Planting pole beans also ensures a longer crop period and may yield up to three times as many beans as the bush varieties. Read here for more info.

Bean Blossom Problems: Reason For Bean Blossoms Falling Off Without Making Pods

By Heather Rhoades

When bean blossoms drop off without producing a pod, it can be frustrating. But if you understand why you are having bean blossom problems, you can work towards fixing the issue. Learn more in this article.

Planting Bush Beans – How To Grow Bush Type Beans

By Heather Rhoades

Beans are a popular vegetable in gardens and there are a number to choose from. Learning how to plant bush beans is not hard. Read this article to learn more about how to grow bush type beans in the garden.

Organic Gardening Soil Inoculants – Benefits Of Using A Legume Inoculant

By Heather Rhoades

Beans and other legumes are well known to add nitrogen to the soil. What many people don?t know is that a significant amount of nitrogen fixing happens only when inoculant has been added to the soil. Click here for more info.

Pole Bean Supports: How To Stake Up Pole Beans

By Heather Rhoades

Many people prefer to grow pole beans over bush beans due to the fact that pole beans will produce longer. But pole beans must be staked up. Learning how to stake pole beans is easy. This article will help.

Planting Lima Beans – How To Grow Lima Beans In Your Vegetable Garden

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

Lima beans are big tasty legumes that are delicious fresh, canned or frozen, and pack a nutritional punch. If you wonder how to grow lima beans, it is similar to growing string beans. This article will help get you started with planting and harvesting lima bean plants.

Information On Common Bean Problems – Tips On Growing Beans

By Nikki Tilley, Author of The Bulb-o-licious Garden

Even in the best of situations, there may be times when problems growing beans becomes prevalent. Knowing about common bean problems are the best line of defense when these issues arise. Learn about common bean problems here.

Harvesting Beans: When Do You Pick Beans

By Heather Rhoades

Growing beans is easy. But many gardeners wonder when do you pick beans. The answer to this question depends on the kind of bean that you are growing and how you would like to eat them. Learn more here.

Growing Butter Beans In Your Garden

By Heather Rhoades

If you grew up in the southern part of the United States, you know that fresh butter beans are a staple of the Southern cuisine. Growing butter beans in your own garden is easy. This article will help get you started.

Tips For Growing Beans – Learn How To Plant Beans In The Garden

By Amy Grant

Bean is the common name for the seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae. People have been planting beans for centuries for use as either snap beans, shelling beans or dry beans. Click this article to learn how to plant beans in your garden.

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