This year we are planning to expand our bean growing project to get more varieties out to more people. To help support the development, we are offering packs of 15 bean varieties (a total of 60 seeds) for 20 euros (plus 2,50 postage). The beans in the mix will be a surprise, but we promise…
Gardening Books
To support our bean growing project, we have started editing and publishing heirloom gardening books. They are available through Amazon or other online bookstores worldwide. We can also offer them at a wholesale price to gardening/bean oriented organisational for resale as a way to support your work. Our first book, with over 600 pages and…
Planchada (‘ironed’) Bean
Alternative names: Alubia planchada Traditionally cultivated in León in Spain, this pole bean is prized for its excellent taste and texture and fine skin. The beans are flattened in shape, giving them their name.
Spanish Rice Bean
Alternative names: Alubia Arrocina A very small white bean with a creamy texture, traditionally grown in the north of Spain. This bean is considered to be easy to digest and is a good bean to introduce to children.
Blauhilde
This pole bean is generally grown for its pods, which are long and dark purple in colour and produces in abundance. They are best picked when still young and tender. A hardy, rustic variety. Then dried beans are small and beige coloured and can be used as an all purpose bean.
Black Tolosan
Alternative names: Alubia Tolosana Negra A productive pole bean with large round black seeds which are excellent in stews. Traditionally grown in the Basque Country of northern Spain.
Red Tolosan
Alternative names: Alubia Tolosana Roja A productive pole bean with dark red seeds which are excellent in stews. Traditionally grown in the Basque Country in northern Spain.
Stevenson Lima
A small-sized, fast growing lima which produces clusters of many small pods filled with speckled seeds.
Succotash Bean (out of stock)
A very unusual pole bean with dark purple seeds that look like grains of corn. Said to be first cultivated by the Narragansett Indian tribe of Rhode Island. Quite hard to find, especially in Europe.
Hagnauer Red (out of stock)
Alternative names: hagaver, hagnauer rot A hardy bush bean which produces long slim pods filled with bright pink beans. Very productive due to the large number of beans in each pod and short growing time. A good choice for cooler climates or areas with short summers.
Elephant Bean (out of stock)
Alternative names: Judión This is a phaseolus coccineus, which means it can be perennial in the right climates. although it looks similar to a white lima, it is much fatter, and the taste is quite different. It is excellent cooked with tomato sauce, or in stews. One of the largest and tastiest beans around.
Red Calypso (out of stock)
A large seeded bush bean. Before drying, the seeds are bright pink speckled with red. On drying, they become darker, but still just as beautiful.
Andromeda Lima
A very productive and beautiful small-sized lima bean. This bean is similar to the Ping Zebra Lima, but with the addition of black speckles. Easy to grow, especially in areas with warm summers, where it will continue producing beans into autumn. In cooler regions with shorter summers, it can be started indoors and then transplanted…
Kaiser Frederich & Goût de Châtaigne d’Echenans mix
These two bean varieties have identical seeds, and are said to taste like chestnuts. The only difference is in the pods. TheKaiser Frederich beans having long yellow pods that turn bright pink, and which can be eaten when young. The Goût de Châtaugne beans have shorter pods which are striped with purple and aren’t eaten…
Ping Zebra Lima
A very productive and beautiful small-sized lima bean. Easy to grow, especially in areas with warm summers, where it will continue producing beans into autumn. In cooler regions with shorter summers, it can be started indoors and then transplanted to ensure maximum production.
Bosnian Yellow
A very unusual climbing bean which produces thick, tender yellow pods and bright yellow beans. Yellow coloured beans are uncommon in general, and are even rarer as climbing beans. Very productive and easy to grow.
Dragon Tongue
A bush bean traditionally grown for its large, tender, and exceptionally beautiful pods. The pods are ready to eat in less than three months, and are produced in abundance. An excellent choice for those with small spaces or short summers. Of course, the dry beans can also be stored and eaten later on.
Rochet
Alternative names: Buenos Aires (Rojo) An excellent all purpose climbing beans. Although traditionally used for its tender pods, which are stringless and fast-cooking, bean is so productive that you probably won’t be able to eat them all! Those which aren’t eaten can be shelled fresh or left to dry and used later on. Each pod…
Genesis Lima (out of stock)
A strikingly pretty small-sized lima bean. Easy to grow and faster to produce than the large limas. A must have for lima bean lovers.
Speckled Tolosan
Alternative names: Alubia Tolosana Palmeña An incredibly productive pole bean from the Basque Country in northern Spain. Hardy and easy to grow, this bean is excellent in soups and stews. Highly recommended.
Canary Bean
Alternative Names: Alubia amarilla, Frijol canario This bush bean is named after its canary-yellow coloured skin. It is very popular in many regions of South America, and is grown in limited quantities in some areas of Spain. It has a creamy texture and high protein content, even more than average for beans.
Alubia Ganxet (‘Hooked Bean’) (out of stock)
Alternative Names: Mongeta del Ganxet This pole bean is grown almost exclusively in Catalonia, Spain, on a relatively small scale. The first known record of its cultivation appeared in 1920, and it is prized for its excellent taste and texture. The seeds are selected according to shape, with as much of a the characteristic ‘hook’…
Valencian Lima- Painted
Alternative Names: Garrofó Pintat Highly prized in the Valencian Community, Spain, these giant-sized Lima beans are a key ingredient in the rice dish Paella. They are valued for their exceptional taste and texture, which is considered superior to other Lima beans. Although large, they cook relatively quickly. Each large pod contains 3-5 large beans, more…
Valencian Lima- Pheasant’s Eye (out of stock)
Alternative Names: Garrofó d’ull de Perdiu Highly prized in the Valencian Community, Spain, these giant-sized Lima beans are a key ingredient in the rice dish Paella. They are valued for their exceptional taste and texture, which is considered superior to other Lima beans. Although large, they cook relatively quickly. Each large pod contains 3-5 large…
Red Lima
This very pretty, medium sized lima bean appeared in our garden as if from nowhere. It has a shiny, deep red skin which, when dry, looks almost black. Very hardy and productive.
Saint Sacrament (out of stock)
Although simple, we’ve come to consider this climbing bean one of the most beautiful of our collection: round, subtly shiny, milk white, and with a perfectly placed black spot every time.
Coco Bicolore
Colours upon colours describes this bean. Brown speckled with creamy beige speckled with black, slashed in half by white. Each bean is a painting. A climbing bean with large round seeds. Productive and easy to grow. If you live in a hot area, it is recomendable to plant the seeds as early as possible, so…
Ascension (out of stock)
A simple and beautiful climbing bean with medium-large round seeds. In France, where we received it from, there are various legends surrounding it. One says that soldiers hiding in a field of white beans during the war found this bean among the white ones. Another says that there was a treasure hidden in the field…
Coach Dog (out of stock)
A very pretty bush bean with red and white speckles.
Cinnamon Beans (out of stock)
Alternative names: Alubia Canela This bean, traditional to the region of León in Spain, is prized for its subtle taste, creamy texture. delicate skin and relatively fast cooking time. Excellent for all kinds of bean dishes, especially soups and stews. This is an easy to grow, compact bush bean.
Crochu de Montmagny
A small, round, dark red bean from France, which in our case turned out to be a very pretty pinkish-purple colour. A fast growing climbing bean.
Slovenian Purple Egg (out of stock)
Alternative Names: Cresnjevec A vigorous, beautifully coloured climbing bean. Although a little slow to start producing beans, once it gets started it is very productive. One of our most successful purple beans, maintaining its deep purple colour well even in hot sunny weather.
Speckled Empress Lima
This is a very pretty, medium-large sized lima. It swells up quite a lot when cooked and keeps its shape well. This bean has a similar taste and texture to the Valencian limas, but produces more quickly and is less sensitive to temperature changes. It is the fastest maturing of our large limas.
Red Beetle Bean
Alternative names: Reade Krobbe A traditional bean from Friesland, North Holland. This is compact, productive and early producing bush bean. It is known to be especially suitable for cooler climates, but also grows perfectly well in hot, sunny conditions. The beans are relatively small, and before drying have a very pretty pink colour. On drying,…
Sea Pebble
Alternative names: Nonna Agnes Blue; Blue Denim A very pretty, unusually coloured climbing bean. The pigmentation depends on the weather, and varies from deep blue to blue-grey, sometimes with a solid colour, and other times mottled. Very hardy, productive, and easy to grow, this bean dries very well, without any rotting or sprouting whilst on…
Frisian Yellow
Alternative names: Frisian Yellow Forest Bean; Giele Waldbeansje A productive and hardy bush bean from from Frysland, Northern Netherlands. The seeds are quite large, and expand considerably when cooked. They have thin skin and an excellent taste. The colour of the beans depends on the weather and soil, and ranges from a light tan to…
Pink Candy (out of stock)
An unusual pink bean developed by Russell Crowe, an avid bean collector from the United States. The seeds are large and attractive. It is a bush bean, but can send out some long tendrils. Easy to grow.
Asturian Green
Alternative names: Alubia Verdina, Flageolet This small sized bean, typical of the Asturias region in Spain and certain regions of France, remains green even when dry. A compact, early bush bean, and a good choice for those who live in cooler climates or areas with short summers. The taste and texture are very unique. The…
Lilac Trout Bean (out of stock)
Alternative Names: Forelle Fliederfarben A very pretty climbing bean with purple streaked pods and distinctive lilac speckled beans. Its a mid-late bean, and needs time to mature. Definitely a winner for good looks.
Snowy Mountain Lima Bean
Alternative names: Snow on the Mountain This is a very hardy, productive, small sized lima bean. It produces relatively early and dries quickly and easily. Highly recommended.
Burning Ember Lima Bean
Alternative Names: Red Calico This is a very attractive and hardy lima bean. It produces beans earlier than most lima beans, making it a good option for gardeners with shorter summers. It also resists heat and sun very well. In areas with long summers, it can keep producing for an extended period of time. The…
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