When the pods turn black and dry out, you’ll have seeds ready to save for next year’s crop. The tender shoots and white or pale blue flowers can be eaten raw, and add a lot of pizzazz to summer salads ...

In Introducing the Hunan Winged Bean (June/July 2007), we asked readers to write in about their experiences growing winged beans. In the following letter, Mother Earth News reader Jeff Weyers offers ...

), aka Goa bean and princess bean, is a tropical perennial that looks a lot like regular garden beans. It can be grown as an annual in temperate areas such as the Northwest. It may exceed 10 feet in ...