Why do we call French beans 'French'? I have not been able to establish the reason. In fact, Phaseolus vulgaris come from Central and South America, where they were often grown as part of the 'three ...

Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 13, No. 37 (Feb. 1962), pp. 36-44 (9 pages) Zones with similar Rf to gibberellic acid (GA) on chromatograms of ethyl acetate extracts of dwarf French bean and ...

I would give a hill of beans for beans of any kind growing in my garden. Broad beans, dwarf beans, climbing beans, runner beans, kidney beans, beans whose pods are slim bootlaces and beans that bulge ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. The Achacha fruit. Our Yates dwarf stringless 'bikini' snapbean giveaway (Kitchen Garden November 28) resulted in me sending seeds to a ...

Have you planted your green beans yet? It's not too late for a summer harvest if you get them in now. Unlike broad beans, dwarf, climbing and runner beans need warmth to grow well. They can be sown ...

Bean there, done that: producing up to 6kg from one square metre, beans are a great home-grown veg Credit: Photo: TORIE CHUGG French beans – both climbing and dwarf types – have been grown in British ...

French beans are a little trickier to grow than runner beans, but they are arguably tastier too. There is huge variety available – green, purple, flecked, cream – and they are quite versatile.

When I was young and idle, I’d dream of a self-refilling pint of cider. Now I’m older and immeasurably less interesting, I dream of the slightly more realistic horticultural equivalent: beans and ...

You can use catfish, which is widely available, instead of the traditional eel to make Venetian fish stock. Use your fish stock in our wonderful recipe for Venetian Style Rice and Cowpeas (risi e bisi ...