(85 days) 1800’s. An ancient Native American variety, this bean is hardy & drought-tolerant. Long, yellowish bean- excellent for baking.
UNAVAILABLE FOR 2008. (Potato Bean)(60 – 75 days) Ancient.These plump, white beans are wonderful soup beans! Luther Burbank stated that these beans originally were found in a sealed vase in an ancient New Mexican settlement. Drought-tolerant.
SORRY, NOT AVAILABLE IN 2008. (Snap, Bush)(60 days) Slender, stringless yellow pods with black seeds. Delicious and an abundant producer, if picked regularly. (50 seeds)
SOLD OUT FOR 2008 Bush. 85 days. A vigorous heirloom that is a great multi-purpose bean - can be eaten as a snap bean when young, then used as a dry bean when left to mature. It has a rich, cocoa taste and is great for making refried beans!(50 seeds)
(Bush. 90 days) Pods are an attractive black or purple that dry to pale mauve or white. Black seeds are great for soup, casseroles or refried for Mexican dishes. Hardy, prolific.
SORRY, SOLD OUT FOR 2008. (Bush; 47 – 50 days) 1897. This bean has a Canadian heritage! In 1897, Abel Steele from Ferguson, Ontario won a reward for naming this newly-introduced variety. Touted for its hardiness and productivity (hence the name), it produces 6-7” stringless pods.
(50 days) 1900. Curved light yellow pods are brittle, stringless with an excellent texture & taste. Can be used as a cut bean or for canning whole.
(Pole; 65 – 85 days) 1800’s. So-named because it was carried by the Cherokee on their forced march. Pods turn dark purple with shiny black seeds. Delicious, prolific long producers.
NEW FOR 2008! Aka ‘Shoestring’. This string bean, from the 1800’s, is an old gourmet variety from France growon for filet beans. It’s a heavy producer of long thin pods that are best picked every 2-3 days, while young, as they can become fibrous. It does well in cool soils. 55 days.
(Pole; 70 days) This is one of the oldest beans cultivated by the Iroquois. Shade tolerant and the best variety for growing with corn. Five to 7 in. pods contain buff-brown seeds with brown mottles and stripes. Heat-tolerant and best harvested before seeds fill the pods.
(Bush) (45-60 days) 1871. Pods are 4-6” long, stringless, with a buttery flavour. Disease-resistant.
(90 days) Ancient. This attractive bean was one of the first cultivated beans and was grown by the Hidatsa peoples in North Dakota as part of their “Three Sisters” companion plantings. Its attractive pods are white with tan/maroon markings and are produced prolifically on 6 – 8’ vines.
SORRY, NOT AVAILABLE FOR 2008. (Bush; 105 days) Black beans, purple flowers. Very abundant, tasty.
(Bush; 70-75 days) ) An English heirloom grown in British Columbia since the 1930’s. Its wonderful flavour makes it a superb soup bean.
(Bush; 80- 100 days) Aka ‘Trout’ Very old bean, of ancient origin. Spotted purple, good for soups and baking.
(Bush; 65 days) Derived from Kentucky Wonder Pole. Produces heavy yields of tender, stringless pods of excellent flavour.
(Pole; 68 – 72 days) Since 1850. Well-loved and a heavy producer, it can be used fresh or dry shelled.
SOLD OUT FOR 2008. (Pole; 80 days) 1810 How could I resist this name? Brought to America by German immigrants, these beans were so-named because they were the first beans to not require destringing! Can be used as a shell bean as well, and has a superb flavour. Plants bear continuously until frost. One of the oldest documented beans.
SORRY, SOLD OUT FOR 2008. (68 days) 1827. I'm delighted to have found this bean AS it's the only runner bean with bi-coloured (red & white) blossoms. Absolutely beautiful and extremely attractive to hummingbird moths!
NEW FOR 2008! A very popular, very early bush bean, this is a market favourite. Developed in 1976, it reliably produces heavy crops of round, fleshy pods in as little as 50 days. The plants are compact and adapt well to a variety of adverse growing conditions. In addition, they can germinate in cool soil.
