If you're new to gardening, green bean seedlings may seem like a shortcut worth taking. But here's why you should plant from ...

Check spacing needs. How much to thin out your seedlings in your garden depends on how far apart the mature plants should be ...

With seeds you get access to more interesting varieties like Glass Gem or popping corn. Beans, like corn, don’t develop very deep roots, and those roots need to support either a big bushy plant ...

Direct seeding early spring veggies is a great way to get out in the garden this time of year and requires less work than growing transplants indoors.

Plant out the seed potatoes a few weeks prior to sowing bean seeds. Note that these crops are grown simultaneously. The affect is not delayed until after bean plants are removed as in other pairings.

April is still not too late to plant most of the March ... list of perfect April seeders. Beans, southern peas, and potatoes (from seed pieces, not actual seeds) all work well in April.