Growing scarlet runner beans in a container is easy and an excellent option for small gardens. Fill a large, heavy container (10 gallons or 30 inches wide is a good size) with well-draining, rich ...

To grow beans in containers, choose a pot that is at least 12 inches deep for bush beans and deeper for pole beans. Fill it with high-quality potting mix and sow seeds directly into the soil.

Use a seed-starting mix and well-draining containers. Your runner beans will start to germinate between seven and 14 days after planting. The sweet peas will take a bit longer, at around 10 to 21 ...

Which? Gardening experts reveal how to grow your own runner beans and the best varieties. We explain how to sow seeds, and what to do if your plants have flowers but no beans.

Vegetables, herbs and fruit can be planted in containers when you need an alternative to a traditional garden. Here's how to make it work.

All beans like warm weather and full sun. Bush beans are shorter and better suited than pole beans to containers. Bush beans tend to all produce at once so for a continuous crop you would start ...

You can grow food in pots on your balcony -- or anyplace else you get some sun. But there are important things to know about container farming. Consider this your starter guide.