Most bean plants are relegated to rows or patches in the vegetable garden. Although they are tasty and healthful, when it comes to looks, well, they didn’t win that lottery. However, the scarlet ...

My strawberry bed has become so crowded with plants that it is no longer producing much fruit. Is this a good time to start a new bed? It is true that strawberry beds become so clogged with plants ...

My neighbor shares her strawberries with our family. Her plants produce fruit all summer. She volunteered to share some of her runner plants so I can have my own plants. Could you give me some ...

Question: My strawberry plants are sending out numerous runners in every direction. I don’t know what to do with all these runners. My strawberry bed is already thick with plants. Should I just cut ...

Remove the fruit in the first year of planting strawberries to encourage runners and a bountiful harvest the following year. Courtesy Johnson County Extension Growing fruit in the landscape has become ...

Organic strawberries grown in your own backyard can rival, and sometimes surpass, the size and taste of commercially grown ones. While fertilizing strawberry plants is beneficial, it shouldn't be the ...

Question: My strawberry bed has become so crowded with plants that it is no longer producing much fruit. Is this a good time to start a new bed? Answer: It is true that strawberry beds become so ...