Beans
(Legume Family)
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ORGANIC CERTIFICATION UPDATE: We were able to get organic certification on part of our farm this year (more information on that in the 2007 A Year In Review section). This means over the next 2 years we will be listing everything that we grow here at our farm as Certified Organic. We have many varieties in this year's catalog which are being offered as CERTIFIED ORGANIC. If the item is being offered as CERTIFIED ORGANIC, it will have an OG after the price of the seeds.
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Bean culture: Plant as soon as frost is past in rows 3 feet apart with plants 3 inches apart for best yields. Packet contains 1 oz. unless otherwise indicated, and plants a 25 foot row.
Bush Snap Beans
Black Valentine: 60 days. A nice, green, snap bean with a very old history (pre-1850's). 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.00; 4 Pkts./$3.50
Blue Ribbon: 55 days. Heavy producer of uniform, 6" green pods. A superb bean and an excellent bush substitute for Jeminez. The pods have purplish streaks and are a superb flat pod, Romano type. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.25; 2 Pkts./$4.00 OG
Brittle Wax: 53 days. Light golden pods, white seeds with a black eye. Introduced in 1901. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.25; 2 Pkts./$2.00
Clines Potato Patch: 65 days. Thick, heavy yielding plants of an old-fashioned string bean, white seeds. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.25
Contender: 47 days. Early, meaty pods. Pods are curved. Also known as Buff Valentine. Resistant to several different viral diseases. Introduced in 1949. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.00; 4 Pkts./$3.50
Dragon Langerie: 65 days. A flat podded, yellow wax bean with purple streaks. Good flavor when eaten fresh from the garden, but not particularly good for freezing. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.50
Early Idaho: 50 days. Very meaty, deep green pods. Brownish colored seeds. A selection I made some 25 years ago out of Landreth's Green Pod. Plants do well in cooler climates. (Unavailable for 2008)
Goldcrop: 55 days. Long, round shaped, stringless wax bean with white seeds. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.00; 4 Pkts./$3.50
Kentucky Wonder Bush: 60 days. Tender, stringless, round, 6 to 8 inch pods, heavy yielder, brilliant carmine red seeds, introduced in the late 1800's. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$3.00 (OG) (Limit 1 Pkt.)
Pencil Pod Black Wax: 56 days. Round pod, bush, yellow wax bean. 6" pods, black seeds. Introduced in 1900. All purpose old-time favorite. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.00; 4 Pkts./$3.50
Red Peanut: 50 days. Super early and productive, old-fashioned string type bean, small pinkish seeded, pods turn red at maturity. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.50; 2 Pkts./$2.75
Regal Salad: 55 days. Large, sprawling bush. Purple pods in various shades. A more slender version of Royalty Purple Pod. Developed by Dr. Meader. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$3.00 OG
Royalty Purple Pod: 53 days. Good yields, turn from purple to vibrant green when cooked. Very good taste. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.00; 4 Pkt./$3.50
Slenderette: 55 days. Long, glossy, dark green, smooth 6" pods. Excellent for freezing as they hold color and texture well. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.00; 4 Pkts./$3.50
Tendergreen: 58 days. Round podded 6 to 7 inch green bean. Seeds are purple mottled with buff. Introduced in 1922. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.00; 4 Pkts./$3.50
Bush Shell Beans
Beautiful: 100 days. Soup bean. Seeds are half maroon and half white. Bush plants with short runners. Brought to our attention by a customer in Wisconsin. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.50
Black Turtle Soup: 93 days. Very productive, small black seeded soup bean. Very good flavor. These been seeds soaked in water can be used to dye fabric a pale purple color. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.00
Boston Favorite: 95 days. A very old horticultural type bean that was passed down in my mother's family for a number of years. Beans are kidney shaped and pinkish with red streaks. (Unavailable for 2008)
French Horticultural: 80 days. Thick pods get rose red streaks at fresh shell stage. Easy sheller. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00
Hidatsa Indian Red: 80 days. Early Native American semi-twining shell bean. Deep red seeds. Occasional white sports show up. (Unavailable for 2008)
Ireland Creek Annie: 60 days. Tannish colored seed, green pods. Best as a dual purpose bean. Good as a green shell or a dry shell. 1 oz. Pkt. 1 Pkt./$3.00 OG (Limit 1 Pkt.)
Marfax: 85 days. Bush type with good production of yellow-orange round beans for soup. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.50
Minnesota Cranberry: 85 days. Semi-twining, pinto type. Hardy and productive. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$3.00 (OG) (Limit 1 Pkt.)
Smith River Super Speckle: 90 days. 5 to 6 inch pods, mostly maroon with flecks of white. Very colorful. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$3.00 OG (Limit 1 Pkt.) (Sold Out for the rest of the 2008 season)
Pole Snap Beans
Blue Greasy Grit: 70 days. Small pods, heavy producer, bluish/black seeds, green pods. One of the old fashioned, tasty heirlooms. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.50; 2 Pkts./$4.00
Blue Marbut: 70 days. A colorful, tasty, southern heirloom brought to our attention by Darrel Jones. Colorful purplish stems and purple tint to the leaves. Tasty, purple streaked green pods. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.50; 2 Pkts./$4.00
Brown Speckled Greasy: 73 days. 3.5 inch pods contain 8 round brown speckled seeds. A cutshort type pole snap bean. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.75 OG
Goose: 80 days. Vigorous pole beans. Great for green shell. Large brown seeds. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.50
Greasy Back Cornfield: 75 days. Heirloom pole snap bean. Grows well planted with corn and using the cornstalks as a pole to climb. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$3.00
Honeycutt Pioneer Cutshort: 77 days. 3 to 4 inch pods, excellent yielding, tender green pods with brown speckled seeds. (Unavalilable for 2008)
Jeminez: 80 days. Red streaked romano-type bean. Delicious, but hard to get seed from. 1 oz.Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.50
Kentucky Wonder: 73 days. Rich flavored, deep green pole bean. Brown seeds. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.00; 4 Pkt./$3.50
Kentucky Wonder Wax: 73 days. Very long, flat butter yellow pods on strong climbing vine. Very good for freezer. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.00; 4 Pkt./$3.50
Neckargold: 65 days. This bean has long been a favorite of mine. Yields are fabulous. Plants are vigorous with bright gold oval pods. A white seeded type from Europe. Limited amounts this year, but hope to have in good suupply in 2009. 25 seeds/Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$3.00 OG (Limit 1 Pkt.)
Ohio Cutshort: 80 days. 3 to 4 inch pods, high yields of tender pods. Pole bean. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.75 OG
Old Time Cutshort: 75 days. 3 to 4 inch pods, high yields, speckled seeds. Pole bean. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$3.00
Rattlesnake: 77 days. Nice purple streaked, green podded, very flavorful snap bean. Moderate climber to 6 feet. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.50
Turkey Craw: 85 days. Productive old-fashioned string bean with a slight stripe. Seeds are a beautiful buff frosted tan color. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.50; 4 Pkt./$8.75 OG
Uncle Steve's Italian Pole: 70 days. Unique, variegated green with purple stripes pole bean. Beans are slightly curved at the end. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$3.00 OG
Beans: Miscellaneous Types
Adzuki: 80 days. Tiny, red seeded. Good for sprouts. 0.5 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.50
Aquadulce Fava: 65 days. Long pods, big brown seeds. Must be planted in cool weather to do well. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.25; 4 Pkt./$4.50 OG
Asparagus Pea: 75 days. Neither Asparagus nor Pea, but yet another legume. The flowers are reddish in color. The pods are best eaten when less than 1 inch long. Plants spread along the ground. Also known as Winged Pea. Seeds are small. 25 seeds/Pkt. - 1 Pkt. $2.50
Black Pod Gram: 80 days. Mung bean type. Eaten as a green vegetable (Indonesian cuisine). The green pods are cut in small chunks when young. Plants get 3 feet tall. Seeds are very small. 0.5 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.00
Brown Tepary: 75 days. Buff-brown seeds, drought tolerant desert variety from the Southwest. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.00; 4 Pkt./$3.50 OG
Hyacinth: 100 days. Best grown as an ornamental. Plants are very vigorous viners. Leaves have a purplish cast. Flowers are a very beautiful lavender. Pkt. 15 seeds/Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00 (Limit 1 Pkt.)
Mat Bean: 85 days. Tiny seeded, Mung bean type. 0.5 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00 OG
Tan Pod Green Mung: 80 days. Tan podded version of the gram bean. Very small seeds. 0.5 oz. Pkt. - Pkt./$1.00 OG
Yardlong: 84 days. Pole type. Plants produce vigorous vines that produce long skinny pods of a unique, unusual flavor for beans. Use as a fresh snap bean. Seeds are small. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$3.00
Lima Beans
Pole Type:
Big Mama: 90 days. Very large seeded. Introduced in the early 1900's. New Jersey heirloom. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt. $2.75 (Limit 1 Pkt.) (Sold Out for the rest of the 2008 season)
Blace Star: 90 days. Large, black-seeded vigorous climber. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt. $2.75
Carolina Red Lima: 80 days. Pole type, beautiful red seeds, productive, drought tolerant. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.50; 4 Pkt./$8.00
Christmas: 85 days. Vigorous climber, daes to about 1840, flat, white seeds with maroon pods. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.50
Frosty Lima: 88 days. Large, beautiful seeds that are mauve and pink speckled with a frosty "icing" coating, pole type. We think this is the most beautiful bean seed that we grow. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.75; 2 Pkts./$5.00
Herndon Lima: 80 days. Pole, white-seeded sieva type. 25 seeds/Pkt. - 1 Pkt. $3.00
Illinois Giant Lima: 90 days. Large seeded, heavy climber. Seeds are red with a greenish undercolor. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.50
J. Pottes Lima: 85 days. Pole, vigorous climber, darkest brown and white sieva type. 25 seeds/Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$3.00
Lynchburg Butterbean: 85 days. Colorful mix of colors, pole, butterbean. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.75
Old Time Pink & White: 80 days. Beautiful pink and white seeded pole lima, heavy producer. Rabbits hit the crop hard so we are limiting seed this year. 25 seeds/Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$3.00 OG (Limit 1 Pkt.)
Bush Type:
Eastland: 70 days. Vigorous plants, excellent, medium green baby limas. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.50; 2 Pkts./$2.75
Henderson Lima: 75 days. A nice heavy yielding lima for us here. We prefer them in the green shell stage. Three inch pods contain 3 to 4 small seeds. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.00; 4 Pkts./$3.50
Soy Beans
Sorry, but the rabbits continue to destroy the seed crop. This is ironic since we are surrounded by fields of genetically engineered Soybeans. Do you suppose the rabbits know something that we don't know?
Butterbean: 85 days. A deep green soybean, used best as a green shell bean. (Unavailable for 2008)
Envy Soy Beans: 80 days. Nice sized, early, bright green soy. (Unavailable for 2008)
Fall Beans
This is a special group of heirloom beans from Appalachia. They are usually pole beans used as a "string" bean, green shell bean and dry shell bean. Characteristics are shiny, round seeds.
Grape: 90 days (to dry stage). Vigorous climber, small, very round, purple seed. Heirloom from Magoffin County, KY. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$3.00
Red and White Fall: 80 days. Colorful red and white seeds. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$3.00
Red Speckled Fall: 85 days. This is a bush bean more like an ordinary cranberry, longer and plumper than typical Fall Beans. Tall bush heirloom from Adams County, OH. Beans are red with some tan marbling. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$3.00