Beans
If you're a passionate gardener, these legumes are your secret ingredient for healthy and delicious meals. Each of these varieties has a rich history and a flavour profile like no other.
Beans are frost-sensitive and prefer full sun. Well-improved soil will provide superior crops.
Best grown by direct seeding 10-15 days after your last frost date. Plant seeds directly where they are to grow 2.5-3cm deep. Individual plant spacing is 30-40cm and 40cm between rows. Germination takes 7-10 days. Soil temps should be above 13ºC, otherwise, seed may rot in the ground. Bush beans will be the first to produce and you can start harvesting early varieties from about 50-55 days. Pole beans take a while longer and will produce from around 65+ days.
Broad Beans: A.k.a. fava beans. A bush variety needing support. Enjoys cooler weather and can tolerate mild frost. Best planted in autumn or early spring.
Bush Beans: A.k.a. dwarf beans. Very quick and rewarding crop. Produces early, with flushes of sweet, tender beans. Plant after the last frost.
Pole Beans: These are climbing beans that require support in order to climb. The more often their pods are picked, the more they produce.
Runner Beans: A productive bean that requires support to climb. Best picked young. These beans require stringing yet more than make up for the effort with exceptional flavour.
Lima Beans: A.k.a. butter beans. Very productive, rambling, bushy plants. Requires a long, warm season to produce. Mainly used as shelly or dry beans.
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Morama aka Gemsbok Bean
The Morama Bean aka Gemsbok Bean (Tylosema esculentum)This is a completely astounding bean to add to..
R36.32
Neckragold Pole
Phaseolus vulgarisThis is a great pole bean! It produces well over an extended period as long as yo..
R33.49
New Mexican Red Beans
Phaseolus vulgarisThis bean variety is from the native cliff-dwelling Americans. The dry beans are a..
R33.90
Northeaster Pole Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris "This bean was named for its ability to keep producing even after the cold nor' e..
R33.90
Nyemba Pole Bean
Phaseolus vulgarisA Malawian dry bean variety from the Blantyre region. This is a staple food ..
R32.26
Öland Swedish
Phaseolus vulgarisA prolific producer of brown dry bush beans that were originally found in 1885 in ..
R35.90
Old Timer Cowpeas
Vigna unguiculataAvailable for purchase from 1 July 2025 Old Timer is a treasured heirl..
R33.24
Oom Tieps Green
Phaseolus vulgarisThis is a South African heritage variety given to us by a friend of Oom Tieps. Th..
R33.90
Orca Beans
Phaseolus vulgaris One of our favourite dry beans. Also known as Yin-Yang beans or Calypso beans,..
R35.90
Osborne and Clyde Pole Beans
Phaseolus vulgarisA vigorous climbing bean that produces short, flat green pods with a reddish-purpl..
R33.90
Painted Lady
Phaseolus coccineusAn early 19th century Heirloom, that according to SSE, was described by Friar Ant..
R42.38
Pakistan Maroon Beans
Phaseolus vulgaris A staple food in Pakistan, these beans are grown primarily for the dry bean ma..
R33.90
Papa di Rola
Phaseolus vulgaris Papa di Rola (Translation: Spotted like a Dove) is one of the most beautiful b..
R34.78
Pebblestone Bush
Phaseolus vulgarisThis is a delightful, compact bush bean that produces heaps of lovely dark green p..
R35.90
Peruvian Emerald Broad Beans
Vica faba An outstanding broad bean variety that produces broad beans of exceptional flavour. So ..
R41.30
Plazza Bush Bean
Phaseolus vulgarisAvailable for purchase from 1 July 2025 The Plazza Bean is a modern ..
R35.90
Prestons Bush Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris Another exceptionally rare heirloom from Australia. Preston’s Bush was a very ..
R35.90
Purple Champion Pole Beans
Phaseolus vulgaris A real favourite in the Livingseeds Show Garden, one cannot help but snack on ..
R32.69
Purple Khobwe Cowpea
Vigna unguiculataLIMITED STOCK!A stunning purple cowpea variety that we have managed to acquire and..
R28.34
Purple Teepee Bush Bean
Phaseolus vulgarisGreat little bush bean with a good yield, compact growth and pretty flowers. We ge..
R35.90