Companion plants provide a range of services to their partners. Some deter pests through chemical compounds in their foliage, ...

The first decision in growing lima bean plants is to decide what type you want to grow, bush or pole varieties. Bush cultivars grow 1-2 feet in height and width and are ready to harvest earlier.

deep for climbing French and runner beans. Water well. After germination remove the smaller and less robust of the two young plants. As they grow, ensure the plants continue to twine around their ...

Even though runner beans are easy to grow, they are warm-loving plants sensitive to cold so May is usually the best time when to sow runner beans. But by growing them in containers, you can get a ...

But the key is be patient in the spring, plant into it especially your beans ... then roll it over and the beans will grow back through.

Time-lapse footage of runner bean plants growing. They start as seedlings and grow into mature plants with a crop of beans. Watch the clip with the children and make sure that they understand that ...

Broad beans are a traditional allotment crop that ... damage in the garden unless very young plants are attacked. Usually, however, the plants will grow out of the vulnerable stage with little loss of ...