Bean Seeds

Vegetable Seeds
There’s a legume for every grower! Having made their way into the diets of civilizations around the world, they serve the dual purpose of fixing nitrogen in the soil and satisfying a range of nutritional needs. For edible pods, try some Bush Beans, Pole Beans, and Asparagus Beans. For fresh shelling and drying, peruse the Lima Beans, Fava Beans, Edamame and Drying Beans.

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Asparagus Bean Seeds - Red Podded, ORGANIC

Vigna unguiculata Bright, vibrant red color that stays when cooked! Quicker to mature than the green Yard Longs, the Red Podded variety are delicious and crisp. Add them to your...

Asparagus Bean Seeds - Yard Long Red Seeded

Vigna unguiculata One of the true marvels of the bean world! These prolific vines grow slender, green pods up to two feet long, though they are most tender when harvested...

Bush Bean Seeds - Blue Lake 274

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. Blue Lake 274 is a well-loved and reliable, classic green bean. Its heavy yield arrives all at once, making it a favorite for canning and freezing, but...

Bush Bean Seeds - Cherokee Wax

Phaseolus vulgaris This old favorite was introduced by Clemson University in 1947, and won the All-America Selections Award the following year. It’s been a reliable staple in gardens for decades...

Bush Bean Seeds - Dark Corner

 Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. A productive, bush-type snap bean from the Dark Corner region of upstate South Carolina, saved by Manning Farmer and his family for generations. (Mr. Farmer also brought...

Bush Bean Seeds - Dragon Tongue, ORGANIC

Phaseolus vulgaris ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. A fanciful name for a fanciful bean! This beautiful variety originated in the Netherlands in the 18th century, and we can see why it has endured...

Bush Bean Seeds - Maxibel Haricot Vert, ORGANIC

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. Maxibel produces the classic slender and delicate French green beans known as haricots verts or filet beans in the world of gourmet cooking. An abundant, concentrated set...

Bush Bean Seeds - Provider, ORGANIC

Phaseolus vulgaris Early, high yielding, and disease resistant, Provider really does live up to its name! Uniform, 5- to 6-inch-long, round and meaty pods grow on sturdy, compact plants. A...

Bush Bean Seeds - Roma II

Phaseolus vulgaris Roma II produces heavy yields of classic Italian-type green beans - flat, stringless pods with rich flavor and crisp, hearty texture. Upright, determinate plants will produce mostly in...

Bush Bean Seeds - Royal Burgundy

Phaseolus vulgaris Delicious & tender, 5-inch-long, deep purple pods grow on highly productive and reliable, sturdy plants. The stringless pods turn green when cooked, but they sure look pretty in...

Drying Bean Seeds - Black Turtle

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. These classic frijoles negros are a traditional staple in many Latin American cuisines, but have been adopted the world over. Their meaty texture and deep flavor makes...

Drying Bean Seeds - Marrowfat

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. The Marrowfat bean, also known as the White Egg bean, became popular in the mid 1800’s in part because of its creamy texture and bacon-like flavor. This...

Drying Bean Seeds - Pinto

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. The name of these classic beans comes from the spanish frijoles pintos, meaning “painted beans,” referring to their characteristic mottled coloring. Pintos are a favorite in soups and...

Drying Bean Seeds - Six Nations Iroquois

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. Six Nations Iroquois is a variety of beautiful cranberry-type beans that are cream-colored and splattered with burgundy markings. Bush-type plants are heavy producers of beans that have great...

Drying Bean Seeds - Tiger Eye

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. Rich, meaty flavor that cooks up soft every time with skins so thin they seem to disappear! Beans are a lovely amber color with dark striping and...

Drying Bean Seeds - Whipple ORGANIC

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. Although its exact history is lost to time, this old family heirloom is named after a pioneering family who settled in Oregon's Willamette Valley in the mid-19th...

Fava Bean Seeds - Aquadulce

Vicia faba HEIRLOOM. Give these heirloom beauties a long, cool season and they’ll produce loads of 12- to 16-inch long pods full of huge beans with rich flavor and a...

Fava Bean Seeds - Santa Isabel

Vicia faba This small-seeded fava was collected at a market in Santa Isabel, Ecuador. It isadapted to warmer temperatures than most favas, although it will still struggle to set pods...

Fava Bean Seeds - Sweet Lorane

Vicia faba This small-seeded fava has big flavor, fast cooking times, and no need to peel! The grower has selected this variety to contain less bitter tannin in its skin...

Lima Bean Seeds - Dark Pot Liquor

Phaseolus lunatus HEIRLOOM. If you haven't experienced the culinary joy that is pot liquor yet, then you have yourself a weekend project! Referring to the liquid that is left over...

Lima Bean Seeds - Henderson Bush

Phaseolus lunatus HEIRLOOM It's no wonder these have been around since the 1880s. Reliable producer of buttery white lima beans under a variety of growing conditions. Bushy habit and long...

Lima Bean Seeds - King of the Garden (Pole)

Phaseolus lunatus   HEIRLOOM A vigorous variety of pole lima bean. Produces dark-green pods and creamy white beans that have a honey-like flavor. Vines grow to 10' long, so trellising...

Lima Bean Seeds - Shantyboat Butterbean

Phaseolus lunatus HEIRLOOM. Shantyboat Butterbean is very prolific and colorful as well, with mottled white and red seed coats. As tasty as it is beautiful! A pole variety that will...

Pole Bean - Nantahala White Half-Runner

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM - This seed stock was sent to us by James Morgan of Marble, NC where he reports that his family has been growing it for generations. In...