Bean Varieties
Beans have many uses in the home garden, and seem to be a staple in most kitchens. When planting beans it is important to know if they are a bush bean: growing in a small compact bush form, or a pole bean: vining growth habit that will need some kind of trellis system to stay off the ground. More defining information about if it is a shelling bean (to be harvested when mature for the bean seed inside the pod shell) or a snap bean that is picked when the pod is young and tender.
Dragon Tongue Bean (Bush)
$3.00
If you love plain old green beans, you are going to love dragon tongue bush beans for their great flavor and fun yellow and purple coloring. They are a very old Dutch heirloom, that is known to date back to the 19th century. 6-7″ long tender pods, especially when young. You can also eat them as a shelled bean. Do note that these beans lose their coloring once cooked.
- Plant in Full Sun
- 60 Days to Harvest
- Plant Seeds 1/2″-1″ Deep
- Space 4″
- Pre-Soak Seeds before planting for quick germination
Fort Portal Jade Bean (Short Pole)
$2.00
This bean is named from it’s origin of Fort Portal, Uganda and it’s beautiful green color. You can eat these as green beans, but most prefer to let them grow in the garden as a shelling bean to keep in the pantry for winter. These beans have a short pole growth habit, in order to keep the plants off the ground I like to plant them in a row between fence posts and run lines of twine between the posts for them to grab on to with their tendrils.
- Plant in Full Sun
- 110 days to Harvest (Dry Bean)
- Plant 1″ deep
- Space 2″-4″
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