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How to: Growing fava beans

If you are a beginner in the garden, growing fava beans might be just the thing for you. They thrive in many different climates and are a delicious and nutritious food source!

En hög med gröna sojabönor i skal på ett bord.

Guide: How to freeze soybeans

Keeping a batch of frozen soybeans in your freezer is so convenient! This is my simple way to enjoy delicious edamame beans all year round. This is how I freeze soybeans at home.

En lerskål med vackert melerade bönor i vitt och rosa.

Growing borlotti beans in cold climates

These lovely borlotti beans are such a joy. They look absolutely beautiful and taste great too! But can you really grow these beans in cold climates too? The answer is yes!

Harvesting fava beans

My beautiful fava beans are some of the best smelling plants in the kitchen garden. And the flowers have just started to produce large, fresh pods filled with delicious different-colored beans.

Grow String Beans Early

An early sowing of string beans is always a fun experiment. Anything can happen! Try growing string beans for an early harvest too. This is how I do it.

Röda bönor i en hög med beiga skal runt omkring.

My First Kidney Bean Harvest

Look at these beautiful deep red kidney beans! I grow all kinds of beans in my garden, but this is my first kidney bean harvest. Keep reading to learn more about harvesting and storing beans!

Growing Your Own Vegetables – For Beginners

How do potatoes grow? Where are the snap peas located? How many radishes grow from each seed? I’ll share my best tips on how to grow vegetables as a beginner below, so you don’t have to wonder anymore!

How to store dried beans long-term

You can store plenty of beans at home as long as you have a system for it. This is how I store dried beans at home.

Storing dried beans

I dry and store my beans in room temperature, actually in my home office. Storing dried beans this way works really well!

Nyskördade bondbönor ligger på en tallrik.

Growing fava beans early in the season

Fava beans produce lovely, chubby little plants that I move to my garden beds quite early in the season. They’re very easy to sow. In this post, I’ll share some of my best tips on how growing fava beans early can help you prolong the harvest season.