It sure would be hard to explain to any young child why cooking would turn purple beans, such as the variety Royal Burgundy, from purple to green. Which cooking does. You can't respond by just saying, ...

Can you imagine a bean plant formed like a tiny teepee? The lush green leaves suport 6-inch bright purple beans, which are easy to spot all over the plants. I am proud to report (as I don’t often grow ...

It started with a packet of heirloom pole bean seeds—a gift to this Newscriptster for the holidays. Planted in a no-till suburban garden in the spring, the seedlings shot up as if they had jumped from ...

Question: I have some purple pole beans that I grew this summer. I got the seed from a friend. She says they are called Kew Blue. Can I save these bean seeds from my crop for next year? If this fails, ...

Q: We have two beautiful hyacinth bean plants in our yard and would like to know how to get more next year. Can the seeds be saved and replanted for next spring? If so, how do you go about it? A: ...

I like red beans and rice on Mondays, black bean soup to begin a Latin-inspired meal, white beans and rice to go along with fried catfish, lima beans smothered with bits of ham to accompany smothered ...