Bush Dry Bean Seeds
All the following pinto, chili, soup and salad beans have been selected for early maturity and high productivity as well as for flavour.
Packets contain 50 or more seeds.
We are currently offering 19 varieties of Bush Dry Bean Seeds.
New, Portuguese ($3.50)
Early, prolific and reliable bush bean from Portugal. Fine soup amd baking bean.
Aztec Red Kidney ($3.50)
Similar to Red Kidney but larger.
Beka Brown ($3.50)
Beautiful golden yellow bean. Always early and prolific. Great flavour. Matures early to mid-August.
Black Turtle » certified organic ($3.50)
Small black bean with full rich flavour. End of Aug. Good snap bean, great dry bean. Very productive.
Candy ($3.50)
Very large and very pretty bean deserving of its name. Early
Gnuttle Amish ($3.50)
Dry mid-Aug. Dates back to 1840. One of the best flavoured dry beans.
Jacob's Cattle ($3.50)
Matures mid-Aug. Famous East Coast bean and seems to produce more there. Passamaquoddy Indians introduced these beans to settlers in New England.
Larry Locke's ($3.50)
Appears identical to White Kahl. Matures mid to late August.
Montezuma Red ($3.50)
Sprawling deep red bean From South and Central America. Very productive and tolerates a wide range of soils and weather conitions, Great flavour.
Orca » certified organic ($3.50)
A beautiful bicoloured (black and white) bean with great flavour. Early maturity.
Six Nations ($3.50)
Similar to Taylor Horticultural, Tongue of Fire. Heirloom from Iroquois tribe. Prolific horticultural type beans. Retains shape and firm texture in hot or cold dishes. Matures mid-Aug.
Ruckle ($3.50)
Mild, sweet, white kidney bean for soup and baking. Salt Spring Island heirloom from Gwen Ruckle.
Black Coco » certified organic ($3.50)
Large roundish cocoa-flavoured black bean. A favourite. Dry mid to late Aug. Good early snap bean, then sheller, then great dry bean.
Pinto ($3.50)
Rectangular, buff and brown-mottled beans. Spicy flavour. Short cooking time.
Nez Perce ($3.50)
Golden yellow bean. Always early and prolific.
Odawa ($3.50)
Every seed of this heirloom looks like it was hand-painted with white and earth tones. Early.
Mitla Black Tepary (Phaseolus acutifolius) ($3.50)
Small black bean with full rich flavour.
Heritage Bean Mix ($3.50)
A mix of Six Nations (red lines and blotches on tan), Nez Perce (golden yellow), Red Hawk Kidney, Black Turtle Soup, Ruckle (white)and Tanya's Pink Pod (cream/tan). All bush beans. Delightful cornucopia of colours and patterns. Select your own future crops for beauty, productivity, earliness and flavour.
Red Kidney » certified organic ($3.50)
Very high yields. Early.