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About ThePlantLady

ThePlantLady.com is a library of gardening information compiled from many resources, including written texts, online databases, current research, and first-hand experience from farmers and gardeners. It includes growing requirements specific to each plant, as well as varietal information. My background in microbiology and chemistry allows me to tap into the scientific research being done today and digest it for the use of the home gardener or small farmer.

Orechiette, Broccoli Raab, and White Beans – Recipe

Crostini of Shell Beans and Tuna Confit – Recipe

Summer Minestrone – Recipe

How to Prepare Fresh Shell Beans for Recipes

This is how to prepare fresh shell beans, like flageolet or cannellini, for salads, or to add to pasta, or with sauteed vegetables, or even to make a bean spread, like humus.

Sweet & Sour Bean Salad – Recipe

Sauteed Beans & Mushrooms – Recipe

French Potato Salad with Green Beans – Recipe

Fig, Bacon & Balsamic Appetizers – Recipe

Garlic Roasted Green Beans – Recipe

Green bean dishes are often ignored at the buffet, but roasted with savory garlic and shallots along with tart, sweet cranberries, this dish will be a favorite. The bummer is that there won’t be any leftovers! Caramelized, slightly crispy green beans are highlighted with the savory flavors of roasted garlic and caramelized shallots. Offset by […]

How to Grow Beans

Wondering how to grow beans? Or what exactly a shelling bean is? Here are some growing tips, along with info on bean types, as well as storage and preserving info.

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