Runner beans come in a range of varieties and can be easily grown as climbers or in containers. These stringless beans are ideal for adding to home-cooked meals, offering a large harvest throughout ...

Dear Helen: The green and purple bush beans I grew in containers produced well, but the scarlet runner beans dropped most of their flowers. How can I prevent this next year? The plants were adequately ...

My gardening education began with a bean seed in a Dixie cup. A paper cup, a scoop of playground dirt and a sprouting bean seed was supposed to awaken every child’s sense of wonder at the natural ...

When you think about growing your own vegetables, it is likely runner beans will be one of the first things that spring to mind. And it's pretty simple to learn how to grow runner beans. A delicious ...

Dear Helen: In late summer, when some of the pods on my runner and pole bean vines develop past the juicy green bean stage, I let them dry and gather them for the dried beans in the withered pods. Are ...