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.
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Anasazi Bush Bean Seeds - (Phaseolus vulgaris)
$3.50Anasazi Bush Bean - Sweet and Nutty The Anasazi Bean is a beautiful maroon and white bean, similar to Jacob's cattle bean. Identified as one of the few cultivated crops grown by the Anasazi cliff dwellers. Sweet flavor, meaty and nutty...$3.50 -
Asparagus Green Podded Pole Bean Seeds - (Vigna unguiculata)
$3.70Asparagus Green Podded Pole Bean - The Long Bean A vigorous climber that begins to produce its trademark string-less long pods about 60 days after planting. Produces light-green pods in pairs, smaller diameter than black-seeded type, has red or maroon...$3.70 -
Broad Windsor Fava Bean Seeds- (Vicia faba)
$3.50Broad 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,...$3.50 -
Four Sisters Garden Seed Collection
$13.55Four Sisters Garden Seed Collection Native American agriculture is well-known for the “Three Sisters” approach of corn, beans and squash supporting, protecting and nourishing each other. Several other crops were very important in Native...$13.55 -
Golden Wax Bush Bean Seeds - (Phaseolus vulgaris)
$3.35Golden 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...$3.35 -
Henderson's Baby Lima Bush Bean Seeds - (Phaseolus lunatus)
$3.35Henderson's Baby Lima Bush Bean Legend has it Henderson Baby Bush Lima bean was found growing along a Virginia roadside by a returning Civil War soldier, who collected and grew it. A very early, hardy, productive and disease resistant dwarf lima...$3.35 -
Kentucky Wonder Pole Bean (Brown) Seeds - (Phaseolus vulgaris)
$3.35Kentucky Wonder Pole Bean - Best Known Pole Bean since 1864 High yielding, extended season bean with a distinctive flavor and good firmness. Pods are fleshy 7-10 in. that grow in clusters with brown seeded beans. Plants grow 5-7 ft. tall with...$3.35 -
Lazy Housewife Pole Bean Seeds - (Phaseolus vulgaris)
$3.70Lazy Housewife Pole Bean Completely string-less beans. Brought to America by German immigrants and first listed in W. Atlee Burpee’s 1888 catalog. These beans were so-named because they were the first beans to not require...$3.70 -
Rattlesnake Pole Bean Seeds - (Phaseolus vulgaris)
$3.70Rattlesnake 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...$3.70 -
Royalty Purple Pod Bush Bean Seeds - (Phaseolus vulgaris)
$3.50Royalty Purple Pod Bush Bean This bean certainly deserves its name with incredibly attractive deep, rich royal purple colored pods. Highly valued as a fresh snap bean, the string-less pods are 5–6 inches long and slightly curved. Hugely...$3.50 -
Tendergreen Bush Bean Seeds - (Phaseolus vulgaris)
$3.35Tendergreen Bush Bean A medium-dark green, round-podded, string-less and tasty bean with slight flecks of purple. Grows to 18-22” with 5-6” pods. Great flavor, pods are meaty and tender. Very productive over an extended season, with heavy...$3.35
