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Bean

Bean

Bean

Beans are an ancient and highly valued food source. Originally cultivated in Central America from Mexico to Peru, Bolivia and down to Argentina. The smaller beans are thought to have been cultivated in Mexico as long as 7,000 years ago, while the larger beans were cultivated in Peru beginning about 8,000 years ago.

Most heirloom beans pair well with corn and squash, as they fix greatly needed nitrogen in the soil, and aid in the growth of a specific fungus that helps protect the corn from disease. The beans climb up the corn when planted closely, getting sun and in turn helping to anchor the corn against winds.

  • Heirloom Anasazi Bush Bean Seeds - (Phaseolus vulgaris)
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    Anasazi Bush Bean Seeds - (Phaseolus vulgaris)

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    Anasazi Bush Beans - Creamy, Nutty, Sweet, and Unlike Any Bean You've Tasted We’ve loved this heirloom bush bean for a long time—before we were heirloom seed people. It is delicious and always grows well in our challenging, arid southwest...
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  • Broad Windsor Fava Bean - (Vicia faba)
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    Broad Windsor Fava Bean Seeds- (Vicia faba)

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    Broad Windsor Fava Bean - Delicious Multipurpose Garden Worker One of the tastiest and largest of garden beans - often the size of a quarter - and perennially popular, especially in European kitchen gardens. Broad Windsor fava is an ancient legume,...
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  • Four Sisters Garden Seed Collection
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    Four Sisters Garden Seed Collection

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    Four Sisters Garden Seed Collection – Less Weeding, More Flavor; An Ancient Tradition for Bountiful Harvests In the summer of 1912, a young scholar named Gilbert L. Wilson arrived at the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in western North...
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  • Golden Wax Bean - (Phaseolus vulgaris)
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    Golden Wax Bush Bean Seeds - (Phaseolus vulgaris)

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    Golden Wax Bush Bean - A Home Gardener's Favorite Bean A highly productive compact 15-20" tall plant with clusters of entirely string-less five inch golden-yellow somewhat flat pods having white seeds with a purple/brown eye. Delicious rich buttery wax...
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  • Freshly Harvested Rattlesnake Pole Beans  - (Phaseolus vulgaris)
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    Rattlesnake Pole Bean Seeds - (Phaseolus vulgaris)

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    Rattlesnake Pole Bean - Steadfastly Reliable with Excellent Flavor The Rattlesnake pole bean - also called rattlesnake bean and preacher bean - is forgiving to grow, easy to maintain, and a prolific producer, making them one of the best beans for home...
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  • Tendergreen Bush Bean plant - (Phaseolus vulgaris)
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    Tendergreen Bush Bean Seeds - (Phaseolus vulgaris)

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    Tendergreen Bush Bean A medium-dark green, round-podded, string-less and tasty bean with slight flecks of purple. The plants are strong and erect and reach about 20” tall with 5-6” pods. The pods are round, meaty, stringless and excellent...
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