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Genuine Cornfield BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 57g seed Check Latest Price
(Scotia, Striped Creaseback)70 days. Shade tolerant and the best variety for growing with corn. [Possibly of pre-Columbian origin, this variety is one of the oldest beans cultivated by the Iroquois who used it as a corn soup bean and bread bean. In the Cayuga Iroquois dialect its name means 'wamp ...
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Genuine Cornfield BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 114g seed Check Latest Price
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Genuine Cornfield BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 228g seed Check Latest Price
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Genuine Cornfield BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 454g seed Check Latest Price
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Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead) BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 57g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price
65 days. An old favorite. [Introduced before 1864, then known as 'Texas Pole'.] 'Kentucky Wonder' has been a popular variety since its introduction, though it has undergone some change over the years. Resistant to bean rust. Pods are about 8 in. long, stringless and tender when small. Use fres ...
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Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead) BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 114g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price
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Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead) BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 228g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price
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Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead) BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 454g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price
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McCaslan BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28g seed Check Latest Price
61 days. Highly respected southern favorite with delicious flavor. [Introduced in 1912, though it was grown well before 1900 by the McCasland family in Georgia.] Has versatile uses as a stringless snap bean, and as a green or dry shell (white-seeded) bean. The productive vines bear slightly fla ...
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McCaslan BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 114g seed Check Latest Price
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Potomac BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 14g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price
67 days. Germinates well in cool soil and yields well in cool season areas. [Introduced in 1990 by SESE. Dates from the Virginia side of the Potomac river before 1860.] After the Civil War it was carried west by the Barley family to Tehama County, California, where it has been grown for over 125 ...
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Rattlesnake BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 57g seed Check Latest Price
73 days. Especially good for sandy soil. 'Rattlesnake' is a heavy producer in the hot, humid areas of the coastal Mid-Atlantic and South coastal areas where sandy soil prevails. Steamed snaps are sweet, rich, and full flavored. Stringless when pods are small to medium size. Vines are vigorous ...
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Rattlesnake BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 114g seed Check Latest Price
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Rattlesnake BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 228g seed Check Latest Price
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Ruth Bible BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 14g seed Check Latest Price
Drought-resistant cornfield bean. [Introduced in 1984 by SESE.] Family heirloom from the Buoys family in Kentucky since 1832.] Vines are long and bear heavily. Pods are about 3-1/2 in. long and contain brownish-tan seeds. Large pods may have slight strings. Best picked when tender and small. ...
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Turkey Craw BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 14g seed Check Latest Price
Stringless, and excellent fresh flavor. [Heirloom from Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.] According to folklore, this variety was cultivated after a hunter shot a turkey, and removed a bean from the craw. The bean was later planted and saved, hence the derivation of the name 'Turkey Craw'. ...
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Black-Seeded Kentucky Wonder BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28g seed Check Latest Price
Germinates well in cool soil. 84 days. [Heirloom from central Ohio. Original seed from Tom Knoche's Aunt Marge who kept this variety alive for 60 years.] Good flavor and texture. 'Kentucky Wonder' type pods are large, long, stringless, fleshy, and fiberless. Pods range from 6 to 8 in. long, c ...
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![[ Grandma Nellie's Yellow Mushroom Bean BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 12g seed, USDA Certified Organic ]](/Merchant2/graphics/grandmanellieTHUMB.jpg) Grandma Nellie's Yellow Mushroom Bean BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 12g seed, USDA Certified Organic |
Grandma Nellie's Yellow Mushroom Bean BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 12g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price
Supplied to us from seed-saver Marge Mozelisky, this bean (given to her by her grandmother) has the unusual charecteristic of tasting somewhat like mushrooms when cooked. Tender when picked at 5", this high yielding bean is a true treasure. Heavy yielder of light yellow pods. Seed Saver Packet TM ( ...
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Cherokee Cornfield BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 12g seed Check Latest Price
A traditional varied variety of ornamental earthtone shades and markings. Yields very well in this climate, especially when grown up corn stalks. The story goes that the different color varieties should not be seperated out or else they will barely flower. Much like a family they are stronger whe ...
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![[ Greasy Pod Cutshort (White Greasy) BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 10g seed, USDA Certified Organic ]](/Merchant2/graphics/greasypodcutshortTHUMB.jpg) Greasy Pod Cutshort (White Greasy) BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 10g seed, USDA Certified Organic |
Greasy Pod Cutshort (White Greasy) BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 10g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price
85 days. "Greasy pod" beans are esteemed by many southern gardeners. [Heirloom string bean from Asheville, NC. Introduced 1999 by SESE.] The "greasy pod" characteristic (absence of fine hairs on the pod) gives the pod a bright shiny, glossy look and retards wilting. The beans are also crowded i ...
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![[ Blue Coco BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28g seed, USDA Certified Organic ]](/Merchant2/graphics/bluecocoTHUMB.jpg) Blue Coco BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28g seed, USDA Certified Organic |
Blue Coco BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price
59 days. Distinctive flavor and color. [Pre-1775 French heirloom.] The name 'Blue Coco' refers to the bluish-purple color of the pods and the chocolate (coco) color of the seeds. Leaves are green, tinged with purple. The fleshy, slightly curved flattened pods range from 6 to 7-1/2 in. long, an ...
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Blue Coco BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 114g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price
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Blue Coco BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 228g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price
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Louisiana Purple Pod BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 12g seed Check Latest Price
67 days. Beautiful southern heirloom. Vines are prolific and drought- resistant. The entire plant has a purple green color with textured leaves, and bright purple stems and flowers. Pods are bright purple, approx. 7 in. long, turning green when cooked (blanch indicator). Flavor is very good, e ...
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 | | CULTURE: Pole beans usually bear later than bush beans and generally give higher yields. Poles or other means of support should be at least 8 high. Sow 6 to 8 seeds, 1 deep around the base of each pole. Corn plants may be used as bean poles. We recommend using Hickory King corn. Note: Only certain varieties of beans are shade tolerant and adapted to growing in corn. PACKET: 2 oz or 57 g, unless stated (about 125 to 225 seeds depending on variety, average 150 seeds) sows 25 to 45 poles. | |
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