Growing fava beans (Vicia faba), also known as broad beans, is a remarkably rewarding experience in the vegetable garden. This cool-season legume is a culinary knockout not only for its delicious, ...

Question: I would like to try growing fava beans but don’t know much about them. I’ve only grown scarlet runner beans in the past. Can you offer some tips? Answer: Sure! Fava beans can be a wonderful ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: Fruit crops. Bramble plants (blackberry and raspberry), like deciduous fruit trees, are best planted in Southern California in the fall or winter. Bramble ...