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Beans

These fast growing annuals need to be sown after the risk of frost has past. Climbing beans will need a trellis or teepee for support.

BEAN 'BABY SUN'

BEAN 'BABY SUN'

Attractive round and stringless beans, jsut as productive as they are tasty. Crops continuously from 40cm tall bushes. Harvest in 10 weeks. Yields 350g per plant.

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BEAN 'BLUE LAKE' CLIMBING

BEAN 'BLUE LAKE' CLIMBING

A home garden favourite since 1885 with an exceptional rating in our taste test of 32 beans. 12cm long tasty fat pods.

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BEAN 'BORLOTTI'

BEAN 'BORLOTTI'

An old Italian favourite for using as dried beans from late summer to winter. The best bean for minestrone soup.

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BEAN 'CHEROKEE TRAIL OF TEARS'

BEAN 'CHEROKEE TRAIL OF TEARS'

A commemorative bean named in honour of the Cherokee ancestors or Dr John Wyche who shared this seed with Seed Savers Exchange (SSE) in the US in honour of the fallen. This bean was carried over the Trail of Tears, the infamous winter death march from the Smoky Mountains to Oklahoma (1838-39) that left a trail of 4,000 graves. SSE shared this im...

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BEAN 'FROST' ORGANIC

BEAN 'FROST' ORGANIC

A very rare semi-climbing bean well regarded by British and American gardeners since the 1790's for its cold tolerance, it keeps producing well into late autumn thus the name Frost. It is known as a pea bean for its ...

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BEAN 'GIANT OF STUTTGART' ORGANIC

BEAN 'GIANT OF STUTTGART' ORGANIC

This giant climbing bean from the continent produces a bumper harvest that just keeps on coming. The stringless beans are long, straight and lose none of their fleshy tenderness as they continue to grow ... and grow, ...

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BEAN 'HARICOT' ORGANIC

BEAN 'HARICOT' ORGANIC

Just like Champagne, this gourmet bean has bean awarded Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) so we can't call it by its original name, Haricot Tarbais, unless it is grown in a specified region of France. It's...

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BEAN 'ITALIAN ROMANO'

BEAN 'ITALIAN ROMANO'

Out of Seed Savers' collection of 2000 beans, these are the favourite of farm manager, David Cavagnaro. Quickly gaining popularity in Australia, this wide, flat 12cm bean is delicious as a green bean and also provides ...

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BEAN 'LAZY HOUSEWIFE' ORGANIC

BEAN 'LAZY HOUSEWIFE' ORGANIC

Our oldest climbing bean dating back to 1802. Described in Burpee's 1888 Farm Annual as being "broad thick and very fleshy and entirely stringless...and being peculiarly luscious... it derived its name which ...

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BEAN 'NORTHEASTER' ORGANIC

BEAN 'NORTHEASTER' ORGANIC

A Romano-type flat green bean that is aptly named for its ability to keep producing even when the cold nor' easter winds strike. Once you have sampled these long sweet tender beans you won't grow another ...

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BEAN 'RATTLESNAKE' CLIMBING

BEAN 'RATTLESNAKE' CLIMBING

A deep green bean, splashed with purple that also yields a bumper harvest. 75 days to harvest. Perfect for training up a fence, trellis or teepee to create an edible screen. 1.2kg/plant.

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BEAN 'SCARLET RUNNER'

BEAN 'SCARLET RUNNER'

Brilliant scarlet orange flowers. First described in 1750. Tasty pods can be used sliced or enjoyed steamed and the wine pink seed can be used as a dried winter bean. Runner beans also make an excellent cover crop if left...

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BEAN 'SEX WITHOUT STRINGS' ORGANIC

BEAN 'SEX WITHOUT STRINGS' ORGANIC

Description from an old seed catalogue reads "Sensuous and tender, the golden curves of this dwarf butter wax bean are available to all with no strings attached." Yields 310g/plant.

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BEAN 'SNAKE' YARD LONG

BEAN 'SNAKE' YARD LONG

These extraordinarily long thin beans have a flavour similar to asparagus. A sought after variety for Asian cuisine, they look fantastic in any dish. Thrives in the tropics. Harvest in 17 weeks. Yields around 200 grams ...

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BEAN 'SPECKLED CRANBERRY' ORGANIC

BEAN 'SPECKLED CRANBERRY' ORGANIC

Speckled Cranberry is a stunning pole bean that has graced the pages of American cookbooks as far back as 1796 and can be used as a fresh, dried or shelling bean. It is as beautiful as it is useful and is a must have ...

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BEAN 'STRINGLESS PIONEER'

BEAN 'STRINGLESS PIONEER'

It's easy to see why these are always a favourite! Crisp succulent beans that are ready to eat in 9 weeks and keep on coming for over two months. Yields over 500g per plant.

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BEAN 'VIOLET QUEEN'

BEAN 'VIOLET QUEEN'

Prodigious crops of deep purple beans last for over 3 months. An outstanding variety, with ornamental purple flowers. 9 weeks to first harvest. 440g/plant.

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BEAN 'YIN YANG' ORGANIC

BEAN 'YIN YANG' ORGANIC

This is the bean for all those hippies out there! Compact bushes produce intriguing 'yin yang' tattooed seeds. Highly valued as a dry bean for for stews and soups, but equally good as a fresh bean if picked when young an...

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These small fuzzy pods contain nutritious, nutty-tasting soy beans. A perfect accompaniment to serve with beer or for the health conscious to use in making tofu.

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SOY BEAN 'BLACK'

SOY BEAN 'BLACK'

A bush soy bean that does not requires any staking. A black coated seed with a white centre in a green pod that is richer and sweeter than the traditional green varieties.

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THREE COLOUR BEAN MIX

THREE COLOUR BEAN MIX

Includes Blue Lake, Golden Wax and Purple King. Harvest in 10 weeks and pick for almost three months. Why settle for just green beans? Yields 1.2kg/plant.

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BEAN 'AUSTRALIAN BUTTER' ORGANIC

BEAN 'AUSTRALIAN BUTTER' ORGANIC

A climbing butter bean that ticks all the boxes. The long round beans are golden yellow and have the taste, texture and appearance of having already being daubed with butter. Flowers are mauve and the seeds...

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BEAN 'BLACK VALENTINE'

BEAN 'BLACK VALENTINE'

An old Heirloom that dates back to 1897. This black bean is excellent as a fresh snap bean and an equally good soup bean which makes this the perfect all-purpose bean. A bush bean the has 15cm long green pods with ...

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Bean 'Christmas Lima'

Bean 'Christmas Lima'

Dating back to the 1840's the beautiful flat white seeds splashed with maroon make a healthy addition to soups and casseroles. The health benefits of Limas extend far beyond other beans with much higher levels o...

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Member Exclusives

SUMMER MINI PLOT VEGETABLE COLLECTION

SUMMER MINI PLOT VEGETABLE COLLECTION

A selection of warm season crops including one packet each of Tomato 'Tommy Toe', Lettuce Heirloom Mix, Silverbeet Five Colour Mix, Cucumber 'Spacemaster', Carrot Heirloom Mix, Sweet Corn 'Golden Bantam' (2 packs), Bean 'Italian Romano' and Zucchini 'Black Beauty'. 9 packets of seed.

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BACKYARD TABLEGRAPES COLLECTION

BACKYARD TABLEGRAPES COLLECTION

Grow a bounty of sumptuous tables grapes with this selection of the best of the best fruit for eating fresh or drying into sweet and healthy sultanas. Includes 1 cane each of Gordo Muscat, Crimson Seedless and Sultana (3 Plants).

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2 year membership + Free Seed Sowing Poster and 2 seed packets

2 year membership + Free Seed Sowing Poster and 2 seed packets

Membership: MNE2SP2

A beautifully illustrated heirloom ‘sow what when’ poster for all areas of Australia so that you'll never have to think about what to sow this month again! You will also receive some free Kale 'Red Russian' and Broccoli 'Green Sprouting' seeds to get your garden started.

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