Red Alert

Red Alert – Bad Veggie Companions for Beans

BEANS do NOT like the onion family which includes onions, shallots, scallions, leeks and garlic.  These vegetables inhibit the growth of beans. There are some vegetables that don’t grow well together.  Now when I garden in my raised beds, I tend to plant something new as I harvest something else.  Sometimes I am just too […]

Vegetables

Follow-Up Friday – Peas and Beans

     While it is getting to hot for the regular plump peas, the sugar snaps are kicking into high gear.   Since the sugar snap vine is not as dense as the green bean vine, I am growing two sugar snap vines per pole.    This trellis is a square with 8 poles so […]

General Gardening Vegetables

Beans – Bush or Pole – Snap, Shell or Dried

Beans grow in either a bush form or vine on a pole.  You need to know which type you have so you can properly support it.   Also, beans are harvested fresh or dried.  The fresh ones include snap or shell beans.  Snap beans are picked when the pod is slender and the bean is small.  […]