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Beans with the exception of Broad Beans are warm season crops and frost tender. Seeds germinate best at 18 - 25°C; seed will rot in cold, wet soil and even if they do germinate the plants will lack vigour and be overtaken by a later sowing into a warmer soil. In temperate areas sow beans through spring and early summer. In cold temperate areas you may need to wait until late October, early November. In frost-free, subtropical areas beans can be sown all year but will suffer from pest (bean fly) and disease (rust) problems at the height of summer so avoid sowing in December and January. In tropical areas sow during the dry season April to August. In the tropics snake beans can be a better choice as they are more disease resistant. Other tropical beans include Madagascar Bean (not available 2010) and Winged Bean. These tropical beans can be grown as far south as Brisbane but require a very warm soil to germinate so should not be sown before early summer. Soil Type: Fertile, well drained, garden loam with a pH of 6.2 - 7
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Phaseolus vulgaris This is considered one of the best tasting bush beans; round green stringless pods are tender and sweet. Heavy bearing with pods 17cm; it does well in warm areas. Suited to freezing. Sow spring and summer. SB106 45 seeds $3.50
SB107 250g $10.00
Bush Bean 'Strike' is available as a 1kg pack and the closest alternative we can offer to Bush Bean Blue Lake.
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Phaseolus vulgaris Heritage butter bean, believed to have been in cultivation for many centuries; heavy bearing, rust resistant. Pods are stringless, yellow, 13-15 cm long with a rich flavour.
SB147
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SB148 250g $9.00
SB182 1kg $22.00 untreated
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Phaseolus vulgaris Gourmet Delight syn. Idelight is one of the best stringless varieties; producing glossy, dark green beans 15 cm long, with a superb flavour. It is a continuous heavy cropper. It is disease resistant to rust. They are also suitable to use as a dried bean. Days to harvest: 53 - 60.
SB185 45 seeds $3.50
SB186 250g $9.00
SB187 1kg $22.00 untreated
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A stringless bean with flat, medium-green pods 15 cm long with a meaty texture and excellent flavour. Beans hold well on the plant without becoming tough. Very disease resistant and productive. SB230 45 seeds $3.50
SB231 250g $10.00
SB232 1kg $30.00
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Phaseolus vulgaris Provider is a bush bean, disease resistant and very productive. It has an upright growth habit; producing straight, tender, stringless, round pods, 17 cm long. This variety has the ability to germinate in cool soil so is a good choice for early spring sowing. SB202 45 seeds $3.50
SB203 250g $7.50
SB204 1kg $22.00 |
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Phaseolus vulgaris Purple King produces dark purple pods, 18 cm long, which turn a deep, rich green when cooked. It has a long picking period and is heavy bearing with a great flavour. It copes well with summer heat. Sow all year round in tropical and frost-free areas. Elsewhere sow from spring to early summer. SB151 45 seeds $3.50
SB153 1kg $33.00
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Phaseolus vulgaris Rattle Snake is an excellent climber, producing for up to 4 months. Pods are green, streaked with purple, stringless when young, with a rich, full flavour. It copes well with heat and humidity. Days to harvest: 73. SB188 45 seeds $3.50
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Phaseolus coccineus Scarlet Runner syn. Seven Year bean is an heirloom variety with long, flat dark green pods with good eating qualities. An added attraction is the scarlet flowers. It can be treated as a perennial, shooting back from the rootstock every year. Best for cooler areas, it may fail to flower and bear well in warmer areas. Sow in temperate areas from spring to early summer.
SB192 12
seeds $3.50
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Phaseolus vulgaris Simba is an open-pollinated, smooth, round, stringless variety; producing very dark green, fleshy beans 13-14 cm long with a great flavour. It is a heavy cropper and disease resistant to rust, summer death and halo blight. A major commercial variety, very suitable for farmer's markets. Days to harvest:45 - 52SB205 45 seeds $3.50
SB206 250g $7.50
SB207 1kg $22.00
Phaseolus vulgaris Strike is an open-pollinated, very smooth, round, stringless variety; producing glossy, green beans 14 cm long with white seeds and a great flavour. It is a heavy cropper and disease resistant to common mosaic. Days to harvest:45 - 52 SB208 45 seeds $3.50
SB209 250g $7.50
SB210 1kg $22.00
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What's in a name? The beans commonly grown and sold in Australia can also be called French beans, green beans, snap beans, shell beans or runner beans. Botanically they can be divided into 2 groups: 1. Phaseolus vulgaris This group includes snap beans, string beans, French beans, kidney beans, flageolets, haricot vert, filet beans and romano beans. This is a very diverse group, with seeds in an amazing range of colours. There are both fresh and dried types and climbing and bush types. 2. Phaseolus coccineus This group is commonly called Runner Beans syn. Case Knife Bean, the bean seeds are large and the flowers are pink or red. Most runner beans are climbing which is where the name 'runner' comes from and they are often perennial . It includes the cultivars Painted Lady, Sunset, Scarlet Runner syn. Seven Year Bean. They are best in cooler areas.
These beans can be further divided into bush (also called dwarf beans) or climbing beans (also called pole beans).
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TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL BEANS Bean ‘Rice’ Organically certified OGAVigna umbellata A prolific annual climbing bean which self sows readily, with yellow pea flowers and round pods 10 cm long. It is edible green, dried and sprouted. The seeds are often mixed with rice and have the highest calcium content of any dried bean. Young pods and leaves can be used as a vegetable. It can also be used as a green manure, stems can be cut and used as mulch and stock feed, including for poultry. It is drought-tolerant, prefers a well-drained soil with a pH range 6.8 - 7.5, with a temperature range 18°C - 30° C, it does not tolerate frost. Sow seed at the beginning of the wet season in tropical areas, soil temperature should be at least 25°C for good germination. H SB159 150+ seeds $3.50
Vigna unguiculata var. sesquipedalis syn. Yard Long Bean Fast growing climber with stringless long pods to 35cm and black seeds. Resistant to Bean Fly and Rust that can make French or runner beans difficult to grow over summer. Sow all year round in tropical and frost-free areas. Elsewhere sow from spring to early summer. H SB142 20 seeds $3.50
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus syn. Goa Bean Winged bean is a vigorous, tropical climber with mauve-blue flowers and four-angled pods with wavy margins. The pods, leaves, flowers and tubers are all edible. It is high in protein: the seeds contain 34% protein and 17% oil; the root contains 20% protein. If you are growing it for pods, leaves or flowers, grow it on a trellis; a trellis is not needed if you are growing it for the tuberous roots – let it sprawl. Of course, you will need to replant annually if you are harvesting the roots. The young leaves (top three sets of leaflets on a shoot) are cooked and eaten. The flowers taste like sweetish mushrooms. It is among the world’s most effective nitrogen-fixers. A short day length (11-13 hours of daylight) during hot weather is required to flower, so it is not suitable for temperate areas; it is also very frost sensitive. It grows to 3 - 4m. Wait for warm, humid weather before sowing; in the subtropics sow November - December; in the tropics sow October until January. It will grow on a wide range of soils but requires moisture to do well; it tolerates acidity. Plant rows 1m apart; with 30 - 60 cm between plants. To improve germination either rub seeds with sandpaper or soak in hot water until the seeds swell. Harvest the pods when 10 - 20 cm long; use like green beans. Days to harvest: 60. H SB113 45 seeds $3.50
SB214 100g $18.00
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BROAD BEANS syn. Fava Bean, Faba Bean Vicia faba Broad beans are eaten either as a young pod or a mature bean, fresh or dried. Also useful as a winter green manure. Sow late summer, autumn, winter. Best in temperate areas; it may fail to flower and bear well in warmer areas.
'Aquadulce' is an heirloom broad bean variety with a great flavour. It produces an early, prolific crop on tall plants, pods 15-18 cm.
SB170 40 seeds $3.50
'Big Ben' is a prolific cropping broad bean variety on a mid-sized plant with large dark green pods & seeds. SB160 40 seeds $3.50
SB161 250g $8.50
SB162 1kg $25.00
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Syn. Italian Edible Gourd, Gourd Cucuzzi, Indian Squash. Not of course a bean at all, instead this is a type of squash. A traditional Italian vegetable, the light green fruits are cylindrical 60 -100 cm long and can weigh up to 2.5 kg. The creamy white flesh is said to have a flavour and texture similar to green beans, which is probably where it gets its common name. The white flowers are large and scented. Sow next to a trellis, after all danger of frost has passed, with a minimum soil temperature of 22ºC, 2.5 cm deep, 30 cm apart. Early plants can be sown in seedling pots for later transplanting. Prepare well-drained soil with compost and well-rotted manure. Pick the green fruit when young, 15-60 cm long. Prepare it in a similar way to squash. H SN101 10 seeds $3.50
Photo courtesy of the Long Island Seed Project www.liseed.org
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ASIAN and TROPICAL VEGETABLES FOR HOT WET SUMMERS If you are challenged by pest and disease problems in your vegetable garden during hot, humid summers, don’t give up! Green Harvest offers a range of vegetables, grown around the world in subtropical and tropical areas, that we have found to be hardy and reliable to the weather extremes of high temperature and humidity experienced in the ‘wet season’. As a general rule sow these vegetables from October through to March, to replace more temperate varieties. Seeds suitable for these conditions are marked H for hot and humid! More info..... Part of the problem is gardening books written by authors from cooler areas neglecting to give good advice on plant selection for northern areas of Australia. We recommend the books The Seed Savers Handbook or Organic Vegetable Gardening for the best information on subtropical vegetables.
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