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The best bean to try in 2021. Unlike most beans, fava beans prefer cool weather and are best planted in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked. Sow 2.5 cm deep, 10-12 cm apart, in rows 40-90 cm apart or use wide-bed style planting, giving each plant 25 sq.cm of space. Vroma produces large, 15-18 cm pods with 4–5 large seeds. Cook like a shell bean when the seeds are pale green or wait until pods are dry for shelled beans. Strong, heat-tolerant plants resist lodging. Light brown seeds. These lovely plants reach 1-1.5 M high and are self-supporting. -
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The tendergreen variety of bean produces abundant yields of 12-18 cm pods. Tendergreens are resistant to common bean mosaic. This is a bush type bean plant, so it can grow independent of a pole or support. This plant is best suited for a more advanced gardener, as the window for harvesting is rather short, about two weeks. It is beneficial to sow a few different plants about ten days apart. These plants pay off well, with tender and delicious green pods with a mild and delicious taste. This is a great main crop variety for gardeners who enjoy freezing and canning. -
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Royal Burgundy produces an unusual dark purple podded bean, though pods turn dark green when cooked. Enjoy an abundant yield of tender and delicious stringless beans. These beans are excellent when used either fresh or frozen. Tip: pick beans when they are about 10 cm long. Can be steamed, sauteed, baked, or used in recipes in place of French Green Beans. -
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Early variety (55-65 days). Bush growth up to 25-40 cm high. One plant gives 14-16 violet, 12-14 cm long pots with an excellent taste. Good resistance to all common diseases. The colour of the beans turns green when cooked. -
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Maxibel is unsurpassed in flavour and great for fresh market gardeners. Straight, dark-green filet bean pods are stringless and about 18cm long on sturdy bush plants. Maxibel Filet bush bean seeds produce plants that yield in a huge but concentrated harvest. This is an excellent choice for multiple spring sowings – stagger planting times and sow short rows every two to three weeks. This will result in a much longer harvest window. Try growing Maxibel bush beans in larger containers like half barrels or grow bags. They work very well in raised beds, too. -
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Mid-season (90-100 days from germination) open-pollinated variety. The plant grows 50-70cm tall with light yellow pods, 9-12cm long with 4-6 white seeds. Use cooked or dry. -
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Growing on an upright bush, bright yellow, stringless pods of 10-15 cm are easy to spot among green foliage. Delicious buttery flavour. When planted in full sun they are prolific producers reaching a height of 37-50 cm tall and spread 37-50 cm. -
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This variety produces early yellow wax beans that are 12-15 cm long. They are slender straight yellow pods that hang in clusters on strong compact dark green bushy plants. Average plant height 42-54 cm with a spread that is 38-51 cm wide. Wax beans have a pleasant, mild flavour and make a lovely change from regular green beans. Excellent for freezing. Maturity of 54 days. -
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Open Pollinated. Semi-runner pole type plant produces good yields of 21 cm long green beans. Good shelling and drying variety. An excellent choice for home gardens. -
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For bean lovers everywhere, this wax bush bean has an outstanding flavour, although we found that they take a bit longer to cook than other fresh beans, they quickly became a favourite. This charming wax bush bean is an old heirloom from Europe. It has yellow-green pods that are streaked and mottled with a gorgeous purple. Plants grow to be between 60-75 cm tall in a bush growth habit. The flavour of the pods is excellent and a must-try! This bean can be harvested as a green bean when pods are crisp or left to mature further and harvested as a shelling bean. The seeds are a mottled brown and very tasty. These pods are versatile both in their use, and their unique colouring. They can be used either fresh or as dried beans, and there is no other variety with coloring quite like theirs. -
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Also known as Orca drying bean. This unusual bi-coloured Mexican heirloom has a creamy texture when cooked, and it looks great on the plate. The plants are relatively compact bushes, growing to only 45cm (18”) tall. The beans are easy to grow and fun to harvest. Plant some Calypso bean seeds in the organic vegetable garden and enjoy the dried beans in soups and stews all winter long. The open-pollinated seeds are easy to harvest and dry for planting the following year. -
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Early variety. Light green, flat, red spots with heavy-strokes up to 13cm. variety is relatively resistant to disease and has very good taste.