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Catalog Products: Beans: Lima and Wax
| About Wax Beans, Cultivation |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Plant in early spring after frost danger is past and soil has warmed up to at least 60 degrees. Coat bean seeds with bean and pea inoculant. Direct sow at 1-2" deep. 2-3" apart in a single row spaced 30-36" apart or a double row spaced 8" apart, Keep weed free. Pick pods when filled out nicely before pods bulge. Approx. 1600 seeds/LB. | | Return to top |
| Bean and Pea Inoculant |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Improves growth of plant and plant yields. A must if planting legumes in a new area where no beans have been grown. Each package treats up to 8lbs. of seed | | Return to top |
| Bean and Pea Inoculant- Shaker Can |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Inoculant in a shaker can! Easy to apply with no dirty, black hands to deal with. Each 8.7oz. can will treat 150' of row. Just plant seeds, then sprinkle inoculant and cover seeds. Easy and clean. | | Return to top |
| Black Pencil Pod Wax Bean |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus vulgaris. 58 days. Round,pencil shaped pods are 6-7" long and straight. Clear yellow color. Very brittle beans are stringless with black seeds. Dates to around 1900 and was developed by western New York breeder Calvin Keeney, called the Father of the Stringless Bean. Good flavor. Bears well into the warm summer months. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Blue Goose Bean |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus limensis. 75 days.This very fine Georgia heirloom came to us from a good friend in Kentucky. Vigorous climbing vines bear an abundance of pods each containing 2-5 medium sized tan, brown or gray beans. Did well here in the midsummer humidity of Missouri. Fine flavor. We are very pleased to offer this bean. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Burpee Improved Lima Bean |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus limensis. 75 days. Bush Type. Enormous yields of 3-5 large, flat limas per pod. Strong and vigorous bush type plant produces pods in clusters. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Carolina Sieve Pole Lima Bean |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus limensis. 79 Days. Small to medium, light green seeds. Quick to bean, heavy yields, flat, smooth bean, excellent fresh, green when picked, dries white. Good, dependable producer. Untreated seeds.
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| Cherokee Wax Bean |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus vulgaris. 50 days. Great old heirloom bears very tasty, oval, 5-6" pods on erect, vigorous bush. Completely stringless and nice yellow color. Performs well in adverse weather. Black seeded. My favorite wax bean. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Christmas Pole Lima Bean |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus limensis. 90 days. Late variety that is strong on flavor. Large yields of flat pods with 3-4 large, flat limas each. Turn pink brown color when cooked. Very pretty and tasty bean. Untreated seed. | | Return to top |
| Dragon Tongue Bean |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus vulgaris. 60 days. Dragon Tongue is probably one of the best multipurpose bean available. It's very good to use as a snap bean or as a shelled bean when mature. As a snap, harvest when the flat beans turn from lime green to buffed yellow with bright purple stripes. They have a very unique and crunchy taste. If dried beans are desired, let pods fully mature. 24 inch tall plants. Light brown seeds with dark brown mottling. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Florida Butter Bean |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus limensis. Pole bean. Long season producer, "speckled" butter bean, green pods, does well in all climates, sets and bears well in hot, humid weather. Excellent choice for southern gardens. Good creamy, smooth flavor. Untreated seeds.
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| Fordhook Bush Lima Bean |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus limensis. 75 days. Popular and dependable old favorite for good yields of nickle sized, greenish white limas. Large, vigorous bush type plants. Heat tolerant. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Goldcrop Wax Bean |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus vulgaris. 55 days. 5-7" long bright yellow, round straight pods that are also stringless. Small upright bush plant resists hot weather blossom drop. White seeds. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Hendersons Bush Lima Bean |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus limensis. 65 days. These buttery beans were found growing wild along Virginia roadsides after the Civil War. This is the old time standard for baby lima beans and is still very hard to beat. Very buttery small green limas grow in slightly curved pods containg 3-4 beans each. Very tasty, drought tolerant and bears over a long season. Untreated seed. | | Return to top |
| Jackson Wonder Lima Bean |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus limensis. 54 days. I like this bean for its large yields of small, speckled beans that set very well in hot and dry weather. Originated by Thomas Jackson, an Atlanta farmer about 1888. Very popular old time southern favorite. Untreated seed. | | Return to top |
| Kentucky Wonder Pole Wax Bean |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus vulgaris. 68 days. The most popular pole wax bean for home gardens. Kentucky Wonder Wax Pole Beans have fine flavored yellow-gold, brown-seeded pods 6-1/2 in. long. Sets until frost. Super for small places. The tall vines of pole beans require support, such as a tower or trellis. Excellent pole bean flavor and very large yeilds. Seed may be treated.
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| King of the Garden Pole Type Lima Bean |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus limensis. 75 days.Vigorous, reliable, heavy, heavy producer of dark green, 5-8" long pods with 4-6 large limas each. Popular heirloom variety. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Scarlet Runner Lima Bean |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus coccineus L. The green pods are edible whole but tend to become fibrous early. The beautiful black, splashed with red seeds, are excellent fresh or dried. Widely grown as an ornamental. Beautiful grown as a "teepee"! Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Speckled Dixie Butterpea Baby Lima Bean |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus limensis. 78 days. Sets even better in hot weather than White Dixie Butterpea. Smooth creamy taste and absolutely beautiful seed. Good fresh or dried.Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Thorogreen Lima Bean |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus limensis. 65 days. BUSH TYPE. Baby bush type takes up very little room and yet produces large yields of small pale green limas. Withstands moderate heat and drought. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| White Dixie Butterpea Baby LIma Bean |  | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus limensis. 76 days. White baby limas on tallish bush plants. Sets well in hot weather making it a good choice for Southern gardens. Good flavor. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Willow Leaf Pole LIma | | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus limensis. 86 days. Introduced in 1891. Heavy producer in southern states and warm season coastal areas with outstanding heat and drought resistance. Its willow-shaped leaves may account for its drought and heat resistance. Has dark green pods 3 in. long, containing 3 large white seeds. Vines are vigorous and heavily productive. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
| Wood’s Prolific Lima Bean | | | |
Fall Planting Sale. Through September 15, 2010, 10% off all vegetable seed!!! | | | | Phaseolus limensis. 65 days. Bush habit with large, thicker bean than Henderson and more white beans to each pod. Excellent flavor fresh or dried. Old variety coming very hard to find. Untreated seeds. | | Return to top |
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