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 variety Seeds

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$ 6.00
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$ 6.00
Heirloom Gold-Mine Bean Seeds

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

Per Packet

NZ$ 6.00
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$ 6.00
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$ 6.00
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$ 6.00
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$ 6.00
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$ 7.00
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$ 6.00
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$ 7.00
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$ 6.00