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BEANS

Beans with the exception of Broad Beans are warm season crops and frost tender. In temperate and subtropical areas sow beans through spring and summer; in tropical areas sow during the dry season. Tropical beans  like Snake Bean, Madagascar Bean (not available 2008) and Winged Bean (not available 2008) can be grown in warm temperate areas but require a very warm soil to germinate so should not be sown before early summer. Beans will grow in any good garden loam but dislike soil acidity.

Bush Bean 'Blue Lake'

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 $3.00 add

SB107 250g $10.00 add

SB108 1kg $33.00 add

Bean 'Blue Lake Climbing'      

P. vulgaris

A stringless, tender, dark green bean with exceptional eating qualities; it  freezes well. Climbing beans are far more productive over a long period than bush beans.

SB103 45 seeds $3.00 add

SB104 250g $10.00 add

SB105 1kg $33.00 add

Bush Bean ‘Provider’      

P. nanus

A disease resistant and very productive old variety, with an upright growth habit. It produces straight, 17 cm long, tender, round pods; seeds can also be used dried. Germinates better than other beans in cool soils.

SB100 50 seeds $3.00 add

Bush Bean ‘Cherokee Wax’    

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 45 seeds $3.00 add   organically certified

SB181 250g $10.00 add  untreated

SB182 1kg $30.00 add  untreated

SB169 1kg $30.00 add  untreated

BEAN ‘Rice’

Vigna 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 15 seeds $3.00 add

Bean 'Snake Climbing'

Not to WA

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 $3.00 add

SB180 100g $35.00 add

 BEAN 'Velvet'        Not to WA

Mucuna pruriens

A twining vine with stems up to 5m long, it has purple and white flowers and velvety pods. It is productive, hardy and frost-tender. The young pods are cooked as a bean; the young leaves are steamed and eaten with rice; the mature beans are roasted as a coffee substitute. It is also used as a green manure and erosion control. It can be used as a ‘living mulch’ under taller crops. Sow seed at the beginning of the wet season in tropical areas, soil temperature should be at least 25°C for good germination. H

SB167 15 seeds $3.00 add

 BROAD BEANS syn. Fava Bean

'Aquadulce'         

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. Aquadulce is an heirloom variety, great flavour, produces an early, prolific crop on tall plants, pods 15-18 cm.

SB170  40 seeds $3.00 add  

SB110 250g $7.50 add   untreated

SB146 1kg $22.00 add   untreated

NEW GUINEA BEAN
Lagenaria siceraria

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 it's 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 $3.00 add  

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