The Hyacinth Bean Vine grows fast and functions as an ornamental plant, food source, butterfly magnet and even works as a beautiful privacy fence. It likes ample water with good drainage but keep soil ...

If you haven’t eaten Romano green beans fresh from the garden, you can’t imagine how delicious they are. The difference between homegrown beans and the frozen or commercially farmed beans from the ...

I love beans of just about all types and would like to grow some in my garden. What should I know to get started? — O.S. One of the great things about growing beans is that they are pretty easy to ...

Castor bean plants (Ricinus ommunis) are easy to grow from seed when provided with sun and moist, loamy soil. The seeds produce a vibrant plant with large, star-shaped foliage that can grow up to 10 ...

Dear Master Gardener: I was given a small plant as a gift last spring. It grew into a gigantic plant with striking leaves and spiky pink seed pods. I've learned it is a castor bean plant. I'd like to ...

I was perusing through one of the gardening Facebook groups I belong to when I ran across a discussion on Chinese long beans, also called yard long beans. I have been wanting to try this style of ...

When you consider sayings about beans, you might conclude that beans have no value whatsoever. Remember, “It doesn’t amount to a hill of beans,” or, “She doesn’t know beans about it”? There is also a ...

Q. This plant came up in my yard as a volunteer. Can you tell me what it might be? I would love to have a few of them. It is beautiful. The leaves are about 12-14 inches wide and the plant about 4-5 ...

We just purchased a new seeder for our Tulsa Master Gardener Seed to Supper Farm, and so far, it’s great. It’s a device called a Poly Planter Jr. At our farm we harvest food to donate to area food ...