• Catalogs/Nurseries/Sources, Flowers, Fruits, Herbs/Spices, Product Reviews, Vegetables

How to Find Great Plants, Issue #3

Here is issue #3 of How to Find Great Plants (apologies for the one-day delay, my weekend was spent moving boxes and furniture). I finally managed to choose 8 of the 36 entries to feature this month… so difficult! Be sure to read them all or you’ll miss some delightful plants! FOOD: Little Green Bees: Pumpkin on a Stick Don’t…

• Beans - Bush Snap (Green Beans), Beans - Pole Snap (Green Beans), Catalogs/Nurseries/Sources, Cover Crops, Intensive Space Gardening, Kitchen Gardens/Potagers, Legume Family, Ornamental Edibles, Plant in Spring, Plant in Summer, Recipes - Sides, Ripe in Fall, Ripe in Summer, Soil & Fertility, Unusual Vegetables, Vining Edibles

How to Grow More than “Green” Beans (Other Colors of Snap Beans)

If ordinary snap beans are getting boring, it’s time to try purple or yellow ones! Many people are hesitant to try unusual vegetables but let me offer reassurance that they’re just as easy and tasty as the green versions. In fact, they are so similar that you can mix and match what you grow and use a potpourri in the…