Sow seeds now for a rich harvest later in the year, YouTube gardening sensation Huw Richards has said. “These months offer an excellent opportunity to prepare for the growing season by sowing seeds ...

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 ...

Though it may not seem like a good time to plant crops, February is perfect for getting a head start on the growing season. Not all vegetables need to wait until after the last frost date to thrive ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Even ...

With the days getting (slightly) longer and the start of spring in the not-too-distant future, now is the time to get going in the garden: prepping your plot for a host of delicious, nutritious ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Fava beans are a cool-season, fast-growing annual and the only cold-hardy bean. As fava beans are cold hardy, seed can be sown in the garden now; fava beans can also be a fall-planted crop that will ...

Companion plants play various roles in the vegetable garden community. The bean companions featured here enhance harvests ...

Now that we’re in March, the first fava beans of the new season, grown in the warmer parts of California, start arriving in our markets. Within a few weeks locally grown favas will follow in a torrent ...