Pole Beans

Please refer to Snap Bean Cultural Notes for growing information.

Packet: 1 oz (28 g) unless stated (approximately 60-110 seeds depending on variety, average 75 seeds) sows 12-18 poles.




Product Image Item Name- Price
Black-Seeded Kentucky Wonder BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

Black-Seeded Kentucky Wonder BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

84 days. [Central Ohio heirloom. Original seed from Tom Knoche's Aunt Marge, who kept this variety alive for 60 years.] Germinates well in cool soil. Good flavor and texture. 6-8" pods are stringless, fleshy, and fiberless. 8-10 seeds per pod. Pkt

***Limited crop -- sold out for 2012***
$2.95

... more info
Sold Out

Cherokee Greasy BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 14 g

Cherokee Greasy BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 14 g

75 days. [Cherokee heirloom via Sustainable Mountain Agriculture Center.] 4” pods, 7-10 seeds/pod, best as shelly or dried beans. This prolific white-seeded greasy is still grown on the reservation at Cherokee, North Carolina. Seed Saver Packet (14g, 50 seeds)
$2.95

Add:

Dean's Purple BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 14 g

Dean's Purple BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 14 g

55. days. Vigorous, prolific, beautiful. [Family heirloom from Tennessee. Supplied to us courtesy seedsavers Mark Schonbeck, Valerie Lyle and Dean Turley. Dean recieved the beans as a gift from a student whose family brought it to Frost Bottom, Tennessee when they settled there 150 years ago.] ...
$2.50

... more info
Sold Out

Grady Bailly Greasy BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

Grady Bailly Greasy BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

80 days [Polk County, NC heirloom] Highly productive white-seeded greasy bean. Very tender, with large seeds quite similar to Lazy Wife greasy bean. Pkt (135 seeds)
$2.95

Add:

Grandma Nellie's Yellow Mushroom Bean BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

Grandma Nellie's Yellow Mushroom Bean BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

[Original seed from Marge Mozelisky, given to her by her grandmother.] Has the unusual characteristic of tasting somewhat like mushrooms when cooked. Tender when picked at 5", this bean is a true treasure. Heavy yielder of light yellow pods.

***Small crop -- now sold out for 2012***
$2.95

... more info
Sold Out

Greasy Pod (White Greasy) BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 14 g

Greasy Pod (White Greasy) BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 14 g

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...
$2.95

... more info
Sold Out

Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead) BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead) BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

65 days. An old favorite. [Introduced before 1864, first known as 'Texas Pole'.] A popular variety since its introduction, though it has undergone some change over the years. Resistant to bean rust. Pods are about 8" long, stringless and tender when small. Use fresh, for canning and freezing,...
$2.15

Add:

Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead) BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 114 g

Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead) BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 114 g

65 days. An old favorite. [Introduced before 1864, first known as 'Texas Pole'.] A popular variety since its introduction, though it has undergone some change over the years. Resistant to bean rust. Pods are about 8" long, stringless and tender when small. Use fresh, for canning and freezing,...
$4.50

Add:

Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead) BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 228 g

Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead) BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 228 g

65 days. An old favorite. [Introduced before 1864, first known as 'Texas Pole'.] A popular variety since its introduction, though it has undergone some change over the years. Resistant to bean rust. Pods are about 8" long, stringless and tender when small. Use fresh, for canning and freezing,...
$6.75

Add:

Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead) BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 454 g

Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead) BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 454 g

65 days. An old favorite. [Introduced before 1864, first known as 'Texas Pole'.] A popular variety since its introduction, though it has undergone some change over the years. Resistant to bean rust. Pods are about 8" long, stringless and tender when small. Use fresh, for canning and freezing,...
$9.25

Add:

Lazy Wife Greasy BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 14 g

Lazy Wife Greasy BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 14 g

78 days [1882, NC heirloom] Large, prolific greasy bean that sets beans in easy-to-pick clusters. In 1907 "Lazy Wife" was the third most popular bean in the US. Hairless "greasy" pods are thick, very fleshy, and stringless, remaining tender until the beans are quite large. A great shelly bean as...
$2.95

... more info
Sold Out

Louisiana Purple Pod BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

Louisiana Purple Pod BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

75 days. Beautiful Southern heirloom. Prolific, drought-resistant vines. The entire plant is purple-green. 7" pods are bright purple and turn green when cooked (blanch indicator). Flavor very good, especially when minimally cooked and used in a cold marinade. Harvest when young and stringless....
$2.95

Add:

McCaslan BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

McCaslan BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

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...
$2.05

Add:

McCaslan BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 114 g

McCaslan BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 114 g

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...
$4.35

Add:

McCaslan BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 228 g

McCaslan BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 228 g

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...
$6.50

Add:

Potomac BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

Potomac BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

67 days [Introduced 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 years.] A vigorous climber and heavy producer of 6-1/2" long, slightly...
$2.95

... more info
Sold Out

Rattlesnake BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

Rattlesnake BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

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...
$2.05

Add:

Rattlesnake BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 114 g

Rattlesnake BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 114 g

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...
$4.35

Add:

Rattlesnake BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 228 g

Rattlesnake BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 228 g

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...
$6.50

Add:

Red-Striped Greasy BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

Red-Striped Greasy BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

[Appalachian heirloom. Also known as Striped Greasy Cut Short, although the seed is not squared off like a true cut short bean.] 5" green pods with faint striping, mottled brown seed, great fresh or dried. Pkt (28g, 115 seeds)
$2.95

Add:

Selma Zesta BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

Selma Zesta BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 28 g

73 days [Heirloom from the J. C. Metze family of Newberry, SC, offered by Parks Seed in the 1960s.] Rattlesnake type - beans are a lovely olive green speckled with purple. Stringless pods are tasty at any stage, even when large and rather overgrown. The seeds remain fairly small inside the pods...
$2.85

Add:

Turkey Craw BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 14 g

Turkey Craw BEAN, SNAP (POLE) 14 g

[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'. Often used as a cornfield bean. Good...
$2.50

Add:




Your IP Address is: 38.107.179.234
Copyright © 2012 Southern Exposure Seed Exchange