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How-ToHow to Grow Beans All Summer Long
In my father’s victory garden, we planted a single crop of beans in late spring. The endless rows came in all at once, and we spent a long, hot week…
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How-ToBasics of Growing Fava Beans
I had never met a fava bean until I moved to Northern California in the early 1980s and started my market garden. I noticed that the local Italian folks seemed…
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DesignThree Garden Structures You Can Build
Lashed poles, hoops,l and sticks give vining beans and tomatoes handsome support. These structures, from the gardens of historic Old Salem, a Moravian village in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, are a…
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ArticleJuly in the Garden
Summer is full on and the garden is growing in leaps and bounds. Here in Maryland, we have had pretty great weather--our days have been in the upper 80s rather…
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ArticleRecipes featuring Pulses
Having been a vegetarian for over 40 years, I have a large repertoire of recipes featuring legumes: beans, lentils, split peas, chickpeas, etc. I have written a number of recipes…
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ArticleGrow Beans in this Year’s Garden
In my last post I wrote about pulses being the international crop of the year and said that i would talk about some beans to grow and sources for a…
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ArticleInternational Year of Pulses
I love beans, lentils, split peas, chickpeas and eat them probably at least five times a week. The aforementioned are commonly known as pulses. These crops have been chosen to…
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ArticleHow to Grow Dry Shelling Beans
The season for home-made chili and soups is still in full swing, and it seems every dish is full of beans. I’ve been using store-bought dried beans, but it would…
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ArticleGarden Trials Yield New Vegetable Choices
The results are in from the Harris Seeds annual Home Garden Trials. Vegetable gardeners now have some new green beans, squash and tomato choices for 2014.
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Kitchen GardeningBush Bean ‘Blue Lake 274’
Blue Lake 274 is the classic bean that comes to mind when you think of a green bean. They are a favorite among gardeners from their huge yields, great taste…
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