Beans

The Beans belong to the family Leguminosae. We are considered healthy vegetables because they have high vegetable protein content. The green tender pods are used as dry seeds and as vegetables. Our large selection of bush green bean seeds, yellow bean seeds, pole beans, lima bean seed, dried and fava beans: we offer them all for home gardening or commercial. Fresh beans are easy to grow and highly nutritious, and wonderful colour, exceptional yields and much needed disease resistance. We recognize the organic modelling principles for growing of all our flowers, vegetables, fruits, etc., we also base our growing methods on permaculture natural processes. The following are of Heirloom and Heritage Varieties. No carbon credits is ever used on our property. All varieties are grown on our own farm.

Broad Bean 'Bizon'

Early broad bean 'Bizon' yields crops already 75-80 days after the sow. This vigorous, strong plant grows 90 cm tall and develops 14-17-cm-long pods that contain 2 to 5 large seeds. They are pale green, take on regular size and shape are fleshy and delicious.

Per Packet

NZ$ 6.00
Dwarf Bean 'Pencil Pod Black Wax' ' Heritage Seeds

Dwarf Bean 'Pencil Pod Black Wax' was one of the first stringIess, round podded & wax pods. Each vigorous plant produces black seeded, golden yellow pods, reaching up to 18 cm long. This heritage variety is ideal for early sowings and crops reliably throughout the summer. Height: 50cm. Spread: 30cm.

Per Packet

NZ$ 5.50
Heirloom Dwarf French Bean Seeds

Climbing French Beans are easy to grow and give a superb yield for the small amount of effort needed to produce them. Like their climbing cousins, Dwarf French Beans are also self-fertile, making them ideal for growing under cover early or late in the season.

Per Packet

NZ$ 5.50
Heirloom Gold-Mine Bean Seeds

'Gold Mine' is an early maturing wax variety that grows in clusters, making picking even easier.

Per Packet

NZ$ 5.50
Heirloom Green Flat Beans

Flat beans are also known as helda beans, flat beans are similar to the well-known runner bean. They are flat, stringless green beans with a smooth skin.

Per Packet

NZ$ 5.50
Heirloom Italian Blue Beans Seeds

75 to 90 days. This multi-purpose (horticultural-type) bean that is used young as a green bean. The vines need good, tall, strong support as they are very vigorous and very productive. This means they get really heavy yields. In fertile soil, we have had them quickly top our six foot tall trellis system and double back down about half way.

Per Packet

NZ$ 5.50
Heirloom Traditional Climbing French Bean seeds "Blue Lake"

They produce pencil podded stringless pods of medium green containing pure white beans within, which can be used as haricot beans at the end of the season. Climbing varieties such as this one should be supported in the same way that you would if they were runner beans 1.5m in height.

Per Packet

NZ$ 5.50
Heritage Natural Stringless Bush Bean Seeds

Bush beans require ample warmth and sunlight, but are more or less easy going otherwise. It is fun to search through the leaves of a bean plant for the abundant crop hidden within. Its nitrogen-fixing roots also help improve your garden soil for next season.

Per Packet

NZ$ 5.50
Heritage Old Traditional Borlotti Bean Lingua di-Fuoco Seeds

Old Traditional Borlotti Bean Lingua di Fuoco is a fantastic addition to the veg patch it not only looks great with red/green stripy pods but the taste pure and natural. This is a climbing variety.

Per Packet

NZ$ 6.00
Heritage Roma II Bush Bean Seeds.

60 days to harvest. Bush growth habit. Plant 1" deep, 3" apart, with 18-24" between rows. Roma II Bush Bean plants have straight, stringless, bright green pods that are easy to harvest.

Per Packet

NZ$ 5.50
Old Traditional Dwarf French Bean seeds "Amethyst"

A heavy cropper producing attractive and very tasty 15cm (6in) purple pods of superb quality.

Per Packet

NZ$ 5.50
Old Traditional Runner Bean ' Scarlet Emperor Seeds

A heritage variety of vigorous growth and productivity. Harvested young as snap beans or matured to be dried and shelled. Scarlet Emperor Beans are an old favourite. They are often just grown for their beauty ' how great that they can be eaten as well! The plants have bright red flowers and grow up to 3m tall, producing masses of smooth-textured long green pods that can be eaten as a snap bean. When left to mature they form seeds of a purple colour with black dapples and also make a delicious drying bean.

Per Packet

NZ$ 5.00
Dolico Italian Bean Seeds

Description:

Dolico is an Italian Bean Seeds. The pods are at their most delicious when 10' long. They are excellent fresh or frozen. Stronger, harvesting 82 days. Can be grown all year round.

Per Packet

NZ$ 6.50
Heirloom Long Runner Bean Seeds

Try and grow the longest runner bean for fun or for competition or exhibition especially selected seeds from some of the longest runner beans ever grown.

Per Packet

NZ$ 6.00
Broad Bean Seeds 'Red Epicure'

Sow these Broad Bean Seeds - Red Epicure in individual pots to give them all they need or straight into the garden directly. You'll not believe the quality of these amazing crops of tasty, fresh and healthy produce.

Per Packet

NZ$ 6.50
Broad Bean 'Robin Hood' Seeds

Broad Bean Robin Hood gives you bumper crops of healthy, grass-green beans in big numbers through the summer months.

Per Packet

NZ$ 5.50
Heritage Pole bean: Angel Seeds.

This very old bean goes by various names: Holy bean, Angel bean, and Soldier bean. Old Heritage Beans dating back to France / German. They are fast cooking and do not need much soaking time when dry. Angel beans have a very pleasant creamy texture to them and would be a good bean to use in dips or soups.

Per Packet

NZ$ 7.00
Heritage Hidatsa Shield Beans Seeds

Hidatsa Shield Beans hold their shape well and have a firm creamy texture when cooked. Great for home-made baked beans or as a substitute for other white beans like cannellini.

Per Packet

NZ$ 7.00
Scarlet Runner Bean Mix - Phaseolus Coccineus Mix

Also known as fire bean, mammoth size, red giant, and scarlet emperor the largest variety other than the normal Scarlet Runner, are vigorous climbing, annual vines that reach up to 10m approx. This annual bean vine bears large green leaves and an attractive cluster of red flowers. This unique plant is a decorative runner beans mix with colorful beans, three flower colors and edible young pods.

Per Packet

NZ$ 6.50
Heritage French "Jimenez" Pole Bean Seeds

An Heritage Pole Bean with red streaked pods, very colorful. They are stringless until they start to plum up and ripen. Very large long flat pods. As they ripen the pods get redder. Good flavor and high yield.

Per Packet

NZ$ 7.00
Heritage Bean "Abenaki Pean" Seeds

An ancient heritage bean, that is good eaten fresh and tender, but delights the eye when left to mature to beautiful round shaped maroon and white calypso/yin yang pattern. Another outstanding climbing (2m) dry pean type bean. Sow in trays in glasshouse in September or direct in the garden when chance of frost has passed. From trays prick out when true leaves appear and transplant into fertile soil at 15-20cm spacing under a trellis for support.

Per Packet

NZ$ 7.00
Purple Guatemalan Fava Bean Seeds

Purple Guatemalan Fava Bean is a productive plant that produce brilliant purple beans. Some green off-types. Rich in fiber, iron and protein. Plant in early spring as soon as soil can be worked. Harvest in 110 days

Per Packet

NZ$ 8.00
Heirloom Bean Seeds "Pole - Blauhilde"

Purple Pods stay tender and stringless, even at 10 inches approx. Plants are gorgeous in the garden as well, as the rose-purple blooms contrast nicely with the rich, deep purple of the developing pods. Vigorous, productive vines reach a moderate 9 feet tall approx. The richly flavored pods are best appreciated when used fresh from the vines. This old heirloom from Germany is resistant to mosaic virus, too.

Variety type: Pole Bean
Harvest: 65 Days
Full Sun
Sprouts in 5-8 Days

Per Packet

NZ$ 7.00
Heritage Romano Gold Bean Seeds

A golden pod Romano Bean, with 10 cm approx., flattened pods that ripen to a soft yellow color. Very attractive and also tasty for eating. Bushy, dwarf habit keeps plants compact and yields high.

Per Packet

NZ$ 6.00