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Pole Beans
Phaseolus vulgaris | Pkt. $3.00 | pkt.= 60 seeds unless otherwise specified
Berta Talaska
90 days. Portugese heirloom brought to Canada by Berta Talaska 50 years ago. This wide, flat green bean is delicious as a snap, shell or dried bean. The dried beans are deep maroon mottled with orange and are extremely beautiful. Given to us to grow out by our friends at Urban Harvest who got them from Marceline Szpakowski who says it is the only bean she needs to grow. Pkt = ~40 seeds.
Fortex
60 days. The best tasting green bean going. These long, round green beans will reach 28 cm in length. Developed in France, these stringless, firm textured beans hold their flavour even when the seeds plump up. Start picking at 18 cm for extra slender beans. Brown seed.
Garden of Eden
65 days. A delicious family heirloom, this tasty bean stays sweet and tender even when old. The flat beans are 1 inch wide by 6-7 inches long and a deep green color. Cook briefly for best flavor, no more than 3-5 minutes, or do what we do and snack on them raw.
Marvel of Venice
54 days. Sweet, flat, yellow beans are ready to pick early in the season and continue to produce until frost. This Italian heirloom has 20-24 cm. long, 2 cm. wide beans on vigorous vines.
Northeaster
54 Days. This is the earliest pole bean we grow. Vigorous vines produce an abundance of tasty, flat, stringless beans with bright green colour. Pods are 20cm long and 2.5 cm wide. Pick often and it will produce until frost. This is the best pole bean we have found for northern gardeners— reliable even in cool summers.
Scarlet Runner
45-55 days. Hummingbirds flock to the abundant bright red flowers that cover sturdy twining vines. Flat, green beans are delicious when picked young. Keep picked for continuous bloom. Provide strings or a trellis and stand back! The vines reach 190-250 cm. Scarlet Runners are a great way to provide shade for a patio or porch. Pkt. 25 seeds
Trionfo Violetto
60 days. This Italian heirloom has dark green, purple-veined leaves, lavender flowers and beautiful deep purple beans. It is so pretty you may want to grow it even if you don’t eat a single bean. The slender, stringless 20 cm. beans have a rich beany flavor and an excellent texture. They are produced in profusion from about 60 days and continue until frost.