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Beans

Welcome to our selection of Traditional and Unusual Beans

Bean Asparagus Red Noodle
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Asparagus Bean  25 seeds ■●
Bean Asparagus Red Noodle is a highly sought after red version of the yard long bean. The young delicious pods are dark red, tender and have a thick meaty but crisp texture with a very small seed cavity. The plants grow vigorously given enough heat and produce lots of long beans over a long period.

Bean Asparagus Yard Long

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Asparagus Bean  Aprx 25 seeds ■●
You can grow these tropical beans like runner beans starting off in small pots in late April before planting out after last frosts or grow in a greenhouse border. These tropical Asparagus Yard Long Beans need heat to do well though and a hot sheltered spot or a greenhouse will give you the best results where they are very fast growing.  This variety will produce pods from 15" to 36" long. Regular cropping required and pick the pods young. Please note that the plants do not like acid soil.

Bean Barlotto Lingua Di Fuoco 2
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Red climbing French Bean  Aprx 75 seeds  ■●
I have not grown runner beans for many years as I find the stringless climbing french bean superior in flavour and easier to prepare for cooking or for the freezer. However I know how popular runner beans are so we are offering you some excellent new and old varieties to try. Bean Barlotto Lingua is sometimes called ‘Fire-Tongue’, a mid-early climbing french bean with long, inflated pod containing around 7 cream coloured beans with red ‘splodges’. Sow Apr-mid Jul.

Bean Climbing French Colour Collection
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Our Jungle Special Mix of Colourful Climbing French Beans Aprx 125 seeds ■●

We have put together five of what we consider to be the best selection of coloured climbing beans as a special pack for anyone wishing to try more than one variety. Each packet contains 25 seeds of each variety and separately labelled. More information on each variety on the Bean pages.

Bean Barlotto Lingua Di Fuoco 2
Bean Cosse Violette
Bean Neckargold
Neckarkonigin Organic
Runner Bean Painted Lady 

 

Bean Cosse Violette
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Violet Climbing French Bean  Aprx 75 seeds ■●
Bean Cosse Violette is an old Italian favourite of mine with deep purple pods that turn green when cooked. Tender and a good flavour keeping well on the plants without going over too quickly.

Bean Dried Black Eyed
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Black Eyed Bean or Pea.  Aprx 75 Seeds ■●

Dwarf Bean Habit

Black-eyed peas or black-eyed beans (actually a bean not a pea) are a subspecies of the cowpea and were first grown and relished in Asia and Africa but became popular in southern states of the USA. These heat loving plants prefer a well drained sandy loamy soil, and are not tolerant of cold weather so best raised under glass and planted out in Mid june to avoid frosts. A bush plant grown like dwarf french beans and harvested when dried on the plant by the sun perhaps best grown in a polytunnel in the UK.

Bean Dried Black Turtle
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Black Turtle Beans.  Aprx 75 Seeds ■●

Dwarf Bean Habit

The black turtle bean is very easy to grow in a well-prepared soil, and they’re a fiber-packed, heart-healthy staple diet in many ethnic dishes. Grow just like dwarf beans although these grow to about 2ft tall and would benefit from some twigs or other supports as in growing peas. Leave in the sun to fully dry and only harvest once the beans turn black. Black beans are so versatile, you can enjoy them in many recipes in place of red or pinto beans. They’re great in chilis or stews, and are delicious in rice and bean recipes, as well as burritos and enchiladas. The Black Bean has lovely purple flowers.

Bean Dried Cannellini
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Cannellini Dried Beans.  Aprx 75 Seeds ■●

Dwarf Bean Habit

Cannellini beans are a healthy source of protein and an excellent addition to any vegetable garden given an early start under glass before planting out. Commercially produced as a dried bean the plants themselves are easy to grow and can produce a large number of beans per bush. They are of a bush type needing a long growing season and grown like dwarf french beans with a little support using twigs etc. Leave the bean pods on the plants until dry before harvesting, best grown in a hot sunny location.

Bean Dried Dalmatin
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Calypso Bean, Orca Bean or Yin Yang Bean.  Aprx 50 Seeds ■●

Dwarf Bean Habit

Bean Dried Dalmatin is an heirloom Bean with a remarkable black and white colour pattern which gives them the appearance of the Yin Yang symbol of Chinese astrology; other people see it looking like the Orca Whale. They are smoothly textured with a good mild flavour and are great for baked dishes and stews and can add visual appeal to almost any recipe or salad. It is a dwarf Bush Bean to 15" high, producing compact and high yielding plants, the beans can be harvested as green beans when very young and tender like French beans, or they can be left on the plant until the pods are dry. These can then be shelled to reveal the quite fascinating beans that can be dried.

Bean Dried Pinto
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Pinto Beans.  Aprx 75 Seeds ■●

Dwarf Bean Habit

Pinto beans are the most commonly used beans in Mexican food and belong to the family Phaseolus vulgaris just like all other beans and easy to grow. They are a pinkish tan colour and spotted when dried. They are originally from Central and South America though they are even found growing towards Mexico and continental U.S. Grow like other dwarf Beans but start off under glass early in pots before planting out in warm conditions in June.

Beans Dried Special Mix
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Our Jungle Special Mix of Dried Beans Aprx 125 seeds ■●

We have put together five varieties of dried bean for you to try growing, apart from the pea bean they are all dwarf growing types best started off under glass and planted out in June. The Pea Bean is a climber so will need some support. Leave the beans to fully dry in the sun before harvesting and you will have a very healthy crop of dried beans.

Dried Beans are high in soluble fiber that helps reduce cholesterol, high in potassium and contain good quantities of magnesium along with other vital nutrients which help regulate blood pressure. Dried Beans are high in protein and carbohydrates, low in fats and calories. This combination with the soluble fiber make beans a great diet food and helps to reduce hunger.

Black Eyed Beans (Black Eyed Peas)
Black Turtle Beans
Cannellini Beans
Pinto Beans
Pea Beans

 

Bean Dwarf Colour Collection
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Our Jungle Special Mix of Colourful Dwarf Beans Aprx 125 seeds ■●

Our collection of the best coloured dwarf beans as a special pack for anyone wishing to try more than one variety. Each packet contains 25 seeds of each variety and separately labelled. More information on each variety on the bean pages.

Bean Dwarf French Barlotto Suprema
Bean Dwarf French Classic or Stanley
Bean Dwarf French Hildora
Bean Dwarf French Purple Queen

Bean Dwarf French Barlotto Suprema
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Red Dwarf French Bean  Aprx 75 seeds  ■●
A high quality selection of dwarf barlotto beans. Produces a good yield of decorative pods containing highly colourful beans. Excellent flavour and adds real interest to meals.

Bean Dwarf French Hildora
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Yellow Dwarf French Bean  Aprx 75 seeds ■●
Dwarf French Bean Hildora has bright yellow pods producing high yields of 16cm long, straight pencil-podded beans. Very popular variety for colourful box schemes. Some disease resistance

Bean Dwarf French Martini
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Green Dwarf French Bean  Aprx 75 seeds  ■●
Dwarf French Bean Martini is a well structured, compact plant with uniform pod set. Typically three days quicker to point of harvest than Stanley (which it replaces) . Pods are 9-10 mm in diameter and 11 cm in length. Resistant to Halo blight, Anthracnose and MCMV.

Bean Dwarf French Purple Queen
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Purple Dwarf French Bean  Aprx 75 seeds ■●
Dwarf French Bean Purple Queen produces long slightly curved dark purple pods that turn dark green when cooked. Excellent flavour and string-less but best picked when pods are young. Some disease resistance

Bean Fagiolo Do Spagna
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Butter Bean or Lima Bean 20 seeds ■●

Butter beans or Lima beans are native to Peru, where they have been cultivated for thousands of years. Like all beans, they are a rich source of protein and fibre. Limas typically require about 70 days after germination to be harvested as a shell bean but are sensitive to cold soil so germinate first under glass in pots before planting out 6" apart when the soil temperature has reached 60 F or above. These beans are a pole variety needing a frame to climb.

Bean GoldField
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Yellow Climbing French Bean  Aprx 50 seeds ■●

Climbing French Bean GoldField is a high quality delicious string-less variety with flat yellow pods. Good vigour with a long harvest time. Pods are 26-28cm long and 25mm wide.

Bean Neckargold
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Yellow Climbing French Bean  Aprx 50 seeds  ■●

This truly unique French yellow climbing bean was bred in the Netherlands by savvy breeders who wisely concentrated on flavour and appearance. The crisp and flavourful deep-yellow pods are quite long and have an oval shape. Climbing French Bean Neckargold  has excellent yields.

Bean Neckarkonigin
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Green Climbing French Bean  Aprx 50 seeds ■●

Climbing French Bean Neckarkonigin produces an abundance of extra long 9”, fleshy, string-less, oval green beans with the best taste of any in our trials. Performs well in poorer weather conditions and the slim, firm pods can also be used for French-style slicing.

Bean Rob Red Splashed
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Purple Splashed Climbing French Bean  Aprx 25 seeds ■●

A climbing French bean with cream splashed purple pods. Tender when cooked young and older pods may be shelled like dried beans. A good flavoured bean and a colourful addition to the kitchen garden.

Bean Runner Collection
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Our Jungle Special Mix of Runner Beans Aprx 100 seeds ■●

Our special collection of Runner Beans as a special pack for anyone wishing to try more than one variety. Each packet contains 20 seeds of each variety and separately labelled. More information on each variety on this page.

Bean Runner Enorma Organic
Bean Runner Moonlight
Bean Runner Painted Lady
Bean Runner Scarlet Empire
Bean Runner White Lady

 

Bean Runner Enorma
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Runner Bean Enorma Aprx 50 Seeds ■●

Runner Bean Enorma is a reselected prizewinner type with straight long pods 30cm or more. Red flowering with purple seeds and a good flavour and popular with competition growers!

Bean Runner Guiness Record
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Huge Scarlet Flowered Runner Bean  Aprx 50 Seeds ■●

A red flowered variety that produces extra long pods, averaging around 45cm in length. If the clusters are pruned to one pod per cluster at an early stage then it is possible for the pod to reach 50cm in length. Excellent plant vigour. Resistant to virus races 1 and 2.

Bean Runner Hestia
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Scarlet and White Flowered Dwarf Runner Bean  Aprx 30 Seeds ■●

Runner Bean Hestia has all the benefits of modern, stringless beans but on dwarf bushy plants, the pods are held above the ground to avoid disease and remain clean, perfect when no support is available. Suitable for container culture, roof top gardening, small gardens or growing in the flower border where the attractive bicoloured red and white flowers add to the attraction.

Bean Runner Moonlight
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White Flowered Runner Bean 50 seeds ■●
Runner Bean Moonlight is a recent development in runner beans, this variety features all the benefits of a good quality, white flowered variety coupled with some attributes of French beans. The result is a runner bean with good flavour and texture, plus the potential for self pollination. The pods are normally 30cm long.

Bean Runner Painted Lady
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Scarlet and White Flowered Runner Bean  Aprx 50 Seeds ■●

Runner bean 'Painted Lady' is an old variety, mainly grown for its pretty red and white flowers and its large crop of tender, well-flavoured beans.  Ideal for a splash of colour in a flower border against a wall or fence as well as a useful crop.

Bean Runner Scarlet Empire
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Scarlet Flowered Runner Bean  Aprx 50 Seeds ■●

A modern and much improved version of Scarlet Emperor, Runner Scarlet Bean Empire produces smooth, narrow, and stringless pods, which typically measure 30cm by 2.5cm. Excellent vigour with a long cropping period. Resistant to all relevant viruses. New varieties of Runner Bean have improved setting in hot conditions and with stringless forms these might even tempt me back to growing them again instead of climbing French Beans!

Bean Runner White Lady
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Runner Bean White Flowered Aprx 50 Seeds ■●
Runner Bean White Lady is a new modern variety with white flowers and excellent flavour. The mid green pods are slender, smooth and fleshy reaching about 30cm long. Another stringless variety with improved setting in hot weather.

Broad Bean Aquadulce
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Hardy Broad Bean  Aprx 50 seeds ■●җ җ
Broad Bean Aquadulce is the BEST Broad bean for autumn planting. It establishes itself quickly and is able to produce a very early crop of large pods filled with good quality, tender white beans.  Sow any time from early autumn to early winter when the ground is in a suitable condition.

Broad Bean Imperial Green Longpod
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Broad Bean  Aprx 50 seeds ■●җ җ
Broad Bean Imperial Green Longpod is always popular with high yields of large pods containing 5 to 8 green beans. A fairly hardy bean that grows to about 3ft and can be sown from February to March but watch out for severe late winter weather. In cold areas try starting these beans off in pots in a greenhouse for planting out in early April for an earlier crop.

Broad Bean Red Epicure
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 Red Broad Bean Aprx 25 seeds ■●җ җ

An unusual Broad Bean to try for something really different. The mahogony red beans retain their striking colour if lightly steamed rather than boiled, and have an excellent taste. A colourful addition to the dinner plate!

Broad Bean Red Flowered
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Broad Bean Red Flowers Aprx 50 seeds ■●җ җ

A heritage seed with deep red attractive flowers followed by small pods of tasty beans on 3ft tall plants. An excellent choice for growing among a flower border where space for vegetables is limited. The beans are smaller than normal Broad Beans but are produced in abundance and of excellent flavour. As an added bonus the flowers are scented!

Broad Bean The Sutton
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Broad Bean  Aprx 50 seeds ■●җ җ

Broad Bean The Sutton is a dwarf variety to 18" that we have been growing for many years. A hardy type suitable for an autumn or spring sowing and very useful for exposed positions. Good yields of 6 to 8 white beans per pod.

Pea Bean Dried
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Heritage Climbing French Bean.  Aprx 50 Seeds ■●

Climbing Bean Habit

Another heirloom Bean, the Pea Bean has a striking brown and white colour pattern like the Orca Bean. This is a bean that has a long 400 year history in the UK, and although it was almost lost to cultivation for a long period, surviving only in out of the way places and gardens it is now becoming available again. It is a climbing French Bean that can be harvested as green beans when very young and tender like French beans, or they can be left on the plant until the pods and beans are dry. These can then be shelled to reveal the quite fascinating beans that can be kept dried.

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
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Winged Bean  10 seeds ■●

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, the winged bean is a strong growing, twining perennial legume to 6ft with large beautiful pale blue flowers. The plant is thought to have originated along the east coast of Africa and is used for leafy green potherbs, fresh pods, dried beans, edible tubers, animal fodder and forage, green manure, and cover crops; the winged beans are the ultimate multi-purpose crop. Young seedpods cooked for a few minutes taste like French beans but the roots and foliage can also be used and the flowers taste a bit like mushrooms - am all purpose tropical plant not at all frost hardy though.

Soya Bean Black Jet
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Soybean  Aprx 30 seeds ■●
Cool, short summers don't suit most soya beans - they need heat, water and humidity to do well. But this new, hardier variety Soya Bean Black Jet is one of the best to grow in the UK in a poor summer. The black beans can be eaten raw with drinks and have a deliciously creamy, pistachio-like taste. To cook the beans boil the pods in unsalted or salted water for 10 minutes and then shell the beans inside, simply by squeezing beans out of the pods, for eating. The cooked or uncooked pods can be stored in the freezer for later uses and cooked with meat or mixed with other vegetables for various dishes. Grows to 2ft with white flowers.

Soya Bean Edamame
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Soybean  Aprx 30 seeds  ■●
This edible soybean, called Edamame, is grown mainly to harvest the young green-shelled beans for vegetable uses, but not for the matured soybean crops. Plants grow best in warm climates but poorly in cold conditions so a warm position will be needed. Harvesting is like peas, all at the same time, so a staggered sowing can be an advantage. Expect only 2 to 3 beans per pod. To cook Edamame, boil the pods in unsalted or salted water for 10 minutes and then shell the beans inside, simply by squeezing beans out of the pods, for eating. This is the Japanese way to enjoy Edamame and excellent for snacks and appetizers. The cooked or uncooked pods can be stored in the freezer for later uses and cooked with meat or mixed with other vegetables for various dishes.

Soya Bean Pripyat
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Hardy Soybean for UK planting  Aprx 100 seeds  ■●

Pripyat is a new variety especially bred for cooler climates and intended for a matured soybean crop. Harvesting is like peas, all at the same time, so a staggered sowing can be an advantage. Expect only 2 to 3 beans per pod. Leave to mature into dry hard beans for storing, or pick while still green and cook like broad beans.

Soybean in comparison to other legumes is far superior in terms of health benefits.

  • Low in fat with no cholesterol
  • Contains essential heart friendly omega-3 fats
  • An excellent source of fibre
  • Is a good source of enriched Calcium and Vitamin B12
  • Is a complete protein, containing all the amino acids essential to human nutrition
  • Provides important minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron and selenium
  • Rich in probiotics
  • Contains isoflavones which are beneficial in reducing risk of various cancers, heart disease and osteoporosis

Soya Bean Siverka
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Hardy Soybean for UK planting  Aprx 100 seeds  ■●

Siverka is another new variety especially bred for cooler climates and intended for either a matured soybean crop or  for Edamame. Harvesting is like peas, all at the same time, so a staggered sowing can be an advantage. Expect only 2 to 3 beans per pod. Leave to mature into dry hard beans for storing, or pick while still green and cook like broad beans.

Soybean in comparison to other legumes is far superior in terms of health benefits.

  • Low in fat with no cholesterol
  • Contains essential heart friendly omega-3 fats
  • An excellent source of fibre
  • Is a good source of enriched Calcium and Vitamin B12
  • Is a complete protein, containing all the amino acids essential to human nutrition
  • Provides important minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron and selenium
  • Rich in probiotics
  • Contains isoflavones which are beneficial in reducing risk of various cancers, heart disease and osteoporosis

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