Beans

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Shell and Dry Bush Bean Seeds

Phaseolus vulgaris (60 days shell, 85 days dry) Open-pollinated. Similar in shape, color and taste to baby limas, except much easier to grow in our climate and sweeter with a buttery texture. Excellent both as a shell and a dry bean. read more

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Marfax

Shell and Dry Bush Bean Seeds

Phaseolus vulgaris (86 days) Open-pollinated. Richly flavored heirloom brown baking bean that is well adapted to our cool climate. Golden-tan seed. read more

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Marfax -

Shell and Dry Bush Bean Seeds

Phaseolus vulgaris (86 days) Open-pollinated. Richly flavored heirloom brown baking bean that is well adapted to our cool climate. Golden-tan seed. read more

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PB&J Nebula Gene Pool

Shell and Dry Bush Bean Seeds

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Phaseolus vulgaris (60 days) Open-pollinated. Dubbed “weirdo beans,” by the student seed keepers at Troy Howard Middle School, these glorious mutts spin out a ragtag rainbow of patterns, habits and ancestral forms. read more

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Quincy Pinto -

Shell and Dry Bush Bean Seeds

Phaseolus vulgaris (106 days) Open-pollinated. Large speckled tan beans with good yields, even in stressful conditions. Creamy texture for great comfort food. read more

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Red Kidney -

Shell and Dry Bush Bean Seeds

Phaseolus vulgaris (102 days) Open-pollinated. Early maturing light-red kidney bean. read more

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Saturday Night Special -

Shell and Dry Bush Bean Seeds

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Phaseolus vulgaris (105 days) Open-pollinated. Small pure-white pea bean is early, impressively productive and cooks well. read more

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Silver Cloud Cannellini -

Shell and Dry Bush Bean Seeds

Phaseolus vulgaris (70 days shell, 90 days dry) Open-pollinated. White Cannellini bean. 5-6" short fat pods contain 5 plump seeds. Excellent flavor. read more

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Soldier

Shell and Dry Bush Bean Seeds

Phaseolus vulgaris (89 days) Open-pollinated. Large white kidney bean with red-brown soldier-like figures on the eye. Popular New England bean. read more

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Soldier -

Shell and Dry Bush Bean Seeds

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Phaseolus vulgaris (89 days) Open-pollinated. Large white kidney bean with red-brown soldier-like figures on the eye. Popular New England bean. read more

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Taylor Dwarf Horticultural

Shell and Dry Bush Bean Seeds

Phaseolus vulgaris (68 days shell) Open-pollinated. Heirloom shell bean is buff with red stripes. Also known as Speckled Bays. read more

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Vermont Cranberry -

Shell and Dry Bush Bean Seeds

Phaseolus vulgaris (70 days shell, 95 days dry) Open-pollinated. Pods contain 5-6 speckled cranberry-colored beans. Reliable and hardy heirloom. read more

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Vermont Cranberry Bean

Shell and Dry Bush Bean Seeds

Phaseolus vulgaris (70 days shell, 95 days dry) Open-pollinated. Pods contain 5-6 speckled cranberry-colored beans. Reliable and hardy heirloom. read more

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White Candle Gaucho -

Shell and Dry Bush Bean Seeds

Phaseolus vulgaris (88 days) Open-pollinated. White bush bean with good yields and mild flavor. Pale sibling of golden Gaucho. read more

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Chiba -

Soybean Seeds

Glycine max (83 days) Open-pollinated. Large beans with exceptional soybean flavor when eaten fresh. 2' compact plants are great for small gardens. read more

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Shirofumi -

Soybean Seeds

Glycine max (91 days) Open-pollinated. Vigorous thigh-high vines make early concentrated sets of light green pods, averaging two beans per pod. read more

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Tankuro -

Soybean Seeds

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Glycine max (90 days) Open-pollinated. Productive 3' plants bear pods with 2-3 black beans. Excellent flavor. read more

Beans

All beans are open-pollinated.
Days to maturity are from seeding date.

Culture: Tender, will not survive frost. Inoculate with a legume inoculant, then plant seeds 3–4" apart in rows 24–30" apart after all danger of frost has passed and soil has warmed. Minimum germination soil temperature 60°; optimal range 70–80°. White-seeded beans are generally more sensitive to cold soil temps than dark-seeded varieties. Legumes have moderate fertility needs and can fix their own nitrogen.

Saving Seed: Saving bean seed is easy! Leave pods on the plants to dry. Hand shell, or stomp pods on a tarp. To ensure true-to-type seed, separate varieties by 30 feet.

Diseases:

ANTH: Anthracnose
BBS: Bacterial Brown Spot
CBMV: Common Bean Mosaic Virus
CTV: Curly Top Virus
DM: Downy Mildew
HB: Halo Blight
NY 15: NY 15 Mosaic Virus
PM: Powdery Mildew
PMV: Pod Mottle Virus
R: Rust
SC: Sclerotina

White mold, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, affects more than 300 plant species. In beans, low humidity, good air circulation and wider spacing, both between plants and between rows, reduce the likelihood of this soil-borne infection.