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Lena's Bean
A Heritage Harvest Exclusive! A few years ago Brian Porter of Regina sent me some of these beans to preserve. Brian shared with me the following history. "In consultation with a lady named Anne (now about 83), from whom I obtained the seeds about twice in the past decade, she confirmed that she obtained the seed from her friend Lena of Regina. Lena or her family received the seeds during the "Dirty Thirties" as part of a relief package from the federal government. Apparently these seeds were distributed as cooking beans and Lena or possibly her mother decided to grow some for themselves rather than cook them all." Lena's Beans are extremely productive and can be grown as a twining bush or a shorter pole variety. The plants are also disease tolerant and produce many white seeds that can be used for baking. I am very happy to be able to offer this exciting piece of Canadian history!
"A Heritage Harvest Seed Exclusive!"
- Type: Pole
- Days to Maturity: 85 days for dry beans
- Package Qty: 25 seeds
- Price: $3.00
Light Brown Zebra
A beautiful bean that has dark zebra markings on the seed. It is excellent used in any recipe that calls for pinto beans. The plants are very productive.
- Type: Bush
- Days to Maturity: 95 days for dry beans
- Package Qty: 50 seeds
- Price: $3.00
Limelight 1968
Developed at the Lethbridge Research Station and released in 1968. A selection of "Princess of Artois" with larger seeds and pods. The beans are used in the green shell stage and have a flavor and appearance similar to Lima Beans. Limelight did very well for me and was very productive with no signs of disease. Seeds are an ivory white color when dry. This variety was once carried by seed companies but has now become EXTREMELY RARE.
"Out of Stock"
- Type: Bush
- Days to Maturity: 70-80 days for dry beans
- Package Qty: 50 seeds
- Price: $3.95
Little White Rice
An old heirloom with very tiny white thin seed. Great for casseroles and other dishes where their rich taste can be appreciated. A very interesting variety that takes a long time to shell! LOW QUANTITY!
"Not Available for 2012"
- Type: Bush
- Days to Maturity: 95 days for dry beans
- Package Qty: 20 seeds
- Price: $3.95
Littlefield's Special
Similar to Jacob's Cattle except the colors are black and white instead of burgundy and white. Early and a good baking bean.RARE!
- Type: Bush
- Days to Maturity: 95 days for dry beans
- Package Qty: 50 seeds
- Price: $3.00
Lois Monahan's Candy Wax
A tasty wax bean with yellow pods that get a pink blush as they age. Should be picked when young and still yellow. Productive, sweet pods with beige seeds.
- Type: Pole
- Days to Maturity: 75 days for snaps.
- Package Qty: 25 seeds
- Price: $3.00
Low's Champion (pre 1884)
Introduced in 1884 by the Aaron Low Seed Company. More than likely an old Indian bean. Beautiful mahogany red oval beans are delicious as dried beans and the pods are good as a snap if picked young. Early bush bean. Excellent. RARE.
"Not Available for 2012"
- Type: Early Bush Bean
- Days to Maturity: 100 days for dry beans
- Package Qty: 50 seeds
- Price: $3.00
Mary Ison's Little Brown Bunch
One of my favorites! This very productive bean produces loads of extremely small 3 inch pods on bush plants with short runners. The small seed is beige with brown stripes and is adorable. A unique variety that can be used for baking. Low quantity.
- Type: Bush Bean
- Days to Maturity: 100 days for dry beans
- Package Qty: 50 seeds
- Price: $3.00
Mennonite Purple Stripe
An old heirloom from the Waterloo Mennonites of Waterloo, ON. The long pods are white with purplish mottling and are excellent as snaps or for dry beans. Very productive and early for a pole bean.
- Type: Pole
- Days to Maturity: 70 days for snaps
- Package Qty: 25 seeds
- Price: $3.00
Minnesota 1940's
This old heirloom was originally collected in Minnesota during the 1940's but is surely much older. The seed is white with a large maroon blotch around the hilum and is a nice baking bean. This bean has done very well for me and is disease free and early. EXTREMELY RARE.
"Not Available for 2012"
- Type: Bush
- Days to Maturity: 85 days for dry beans
- Package Qty: 50 seeds
- Price: $3.95
Molasses Face
A great baking bean originating in the east. One of the most disease resistant, trouble free beans that I have ever grown. The beans dry very early on the plant and always produce perfect white seed with a large brown blotch around the hilum. Low Quantity.
- Type: Bush
- Days to Maturity: 90 days for dry beans
- Package Qty: 50 seeds
- Price: $3.00
Montcalm
A very productive red kidney bean. The most reliable red kidney that I grow.
- Type: Bush
- Days to Maturity: 105 days for dry beans
- Package Qty: 50 seeds
- Price: $3.00
Mrs. Marotti's Romano
An old heirloom roma bean that originated in Sicily. The green flat pods are very delicious and produced in abundance. The black seed is round and shiny and similar in shape to True Cranberry Bean. There are also some bluish black and white speckled seed that show up but the pods look and taste the same as the black seeded pods. Very wonderful bean with beautiful seed. Low Quantity.
- Type: Bush
- Days to Maturity: 55-60 days for snaps
- Package Qty: 50 seeds
- Price: $3.00
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