Green beans grow best in well-drained, fertile soil with a pH between 6.0 and 7.0. Before planting, enrich your soil with organic matter such as compost or well-rotted manure. This improves soil ...

Sow seeds for runner, climbing French and dwarf beans from April onwards and you'll be picking lots of tasty pods through the summer months. Follow our guide to growing these beans, which can all ...

As soon as young beans appear at the base of the plant it's time to 'pinch out' the growing tips. Go to the very top of the plant and remove the tip with two leaves attached, you can compost these ...

Growing salad foods is great but if you want ... He uses the leaves like spinach, and the stems can be prepared to taste like green beans.

Julia Wheeler is a scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada who is part of the research project Vegetables in the North. The project carried out experiments at sites in St. John's, Happy Valley ...