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Beans
Hope Seeds offers a wide selection of beans to suit all preferences.
Many of them are edible at more than one stage (eg. fresh snap
bean, fresh shell bean, dry bean), making them multi-purpose and
versatile. General rule of thumb is to plant beans in warm soil
(earliest we can get them in is about a week and a half before last
Spring frost), and only pre-soak if you know there will be moist
weather/soil for a few days. Beans should be planted
approximately 3-6" apart (the further distance
is preferred for dry bean production to faciliate airflow).
Pole Beans - New in '09: Baie Verte Indian
Bush Beans - New in '09: Black Valentine, Blue Jay, Early Mohawk
Pole Beans
NEW! BAIE VERTE INDIAN (Semi-pole, dry) Certified Organic
100 days to
dry stage. Back by popular demand! This is a real
dedication to Acadian heirlooms, passed on through many hands and
gardens in a small area from Cape Spear to Port Elgin, NB and
eventually to Hope Seeds from Theodore Duguay of Cap-Pele. It is
believed to be originally from the early local natives who shared it
with Acadian settlers in the area. Since many of the natives and
Acadians intermarried, the bean was passed around the local community
and was at one time quite popular. Today, there are few natives
left in the area and the bean is now referred to as an Acadian
heirloom. Vines reach about 3-4' and produce green pods
with white, robust kidney-shaped seeds with an irregular tan-coloured
splotch flecked with reddish-brown around the hilum. I grew this
in the corn patch this past summer (started the corn early, planted the
beans a few weeks later) and the stalks made excellent supports holding
the pods up out of wet soil. An excellent soup bean that
maintains its colour when cooked.
Product code: 1024-CO
Price: A=$2.75 (25g) B=$8.00 (100g)
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MENNONITE PURPLE STRIPE
(Pole - snap, shell, dry)
Certified Organic
Ain't no taming
the Purple Stripe! Vigorous vines challenge any
pole, producing pretty shades-of-purple flowers yeilding abundant
pods with tasty beans. Pods are green with deep purple streaks,
and beans display the same purple streaks on a tan background (or
reverse colouring). The best part: beans are tasty at any stage,
surpisingly juicy even at the "in between" point between snap and dry.
Seeds of Diversity Canada lists this variety as extremely rare.
Product code: 1020-CO
Price: A=$2.75 (25g) B=$8.00 (100g)
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PURPLE PEACOCK
(Pole - snap, dry)
Certified Organic
SOLD OUT FOR 2009!
72 days to snap stage .
This pole bean tolerates early plantings in cooler soil than
other varieties. Purple pods are delicious as a snap (fresh)
bean, turning green when cooked. Left on the vine to ripen, dry beans
are lovely in soups and stews.
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INA'S WHITE (Pole, runner - dry)
Sustainably Grown
90
days to dry stage. This
is one heckuva great dry bean! Beans have a silky-smooth,
melt-in-your-mouth texture when cooked, none of that grit or pasty-ness
that some beans have. This strain is from Theodore Duguay of Cap-Pele,
NB, who claims it came from Mrs. Ina Wheaton of Sackville, NB. Ina
claims it could have come from the lakes in Murray Corner, NB, and has
been grown there for over 100 years. Vines are approximately 8-10',
white flowers and green pods.
Product
code: 1017-SG
Price: A=$2.75 (25g) B=$8.00 (100g) |
RED UNDERGROUND YARDLONG (Pole - snap)
70
days to snap stage. The yardlong bean
is also known as the long-podded cowpea, asparagus bean, snake bean, or
Chinese long bean. Grown for their strikingly long stringless
fresh pods (about 18" - not quite a full yard!) which are commonly used
in Asian cuisine.
Product
code: 1019
Price: A=$2.75 (25g) B=$5.00 (100g) |
Bush Beans
NEW! BLACK VALENTINE
Certified Organic
(Bush - snap)
52 days to
snap stage. Introduced by Peter Henderson & Co. in 1897. This excellent green bush bean has stuck around in home and market gardens for good reason!
Cold-tolerant black seed doesn't mind a bit of extra moisture.
Purple blossoms yeild lots of slender, slightly-curved 6" beans
that hold their snap for quite a while. Excellent choice for
canning and freezing. In the picture here, Black Valentine on the right, Beurre de Rocquencourt on the left.
Product
code: 1022-CO
Price: A=$2.75 (25g) B=$8.00 (100g) |
NEW! BLUE JAY
Certified Organic
(Bush - snap, dry)
95 days to
dry stage. A very rare variety that has been replenished and
restored through the dedicated work of Bob Wildfong through a
project of Seeds of Diversity Canada and Everdale Environmental
Learning Centre. After many years, Bob finally has enough of Blue
Jay to offer quantity, and get these beauties to you. Quick to
snaps, very productive, and excellent flavour. Seed is uniquely
coloured: navy blue with beige markings, 7 per pod/avg.
Product
code: 1023-CO
Price: A=$2.75 (25g) B=$8.00 (100g) |
BEURRE DE ROCQUENCOURT / GOLDEN ROCKY Certified Organic
(Bush - snap)
50 days to
snap stage. A popular French heirloom, this bean is highly productive
over a long season. 8" slender yellow pods are delicious for fresh
eating and canning. Excellent for the home garden, with extended
harvests.
Product
code: 1014-CO
Price: A=$2.75 (25g) B=$8.00 (100g) |
INDY GOLD (Bush - snap)
58 days
to snap stage. Straight, smooth 6' yellow pods set high on the plant, and out of the soil.
Product code: 1015
Price: A=$2.75 (25g) |
YIN-YANG / ORCA / CALYPSO
Certified Organic
(Bush - snap/dry) 70 days to
dry stage. Seeds resemble the magnificent Orca whale
with a deep black and white markings.
Plants
are short and sturdy, yielding pods that are excellent fresh snap bean,
or leave pods to mature and develop tasty baking beans. Rowena
Hopkins of Aramosia Gardens near Moncton, NB claims Yin-Yang's were her
CSA customers favourite snap bean!
Product
code: 1012-CO
Price: A=$2.75 (25g) B=$8.00 (100g) |
NEZ PERCE (Semi-pole
- snap/dry)
Certified Organic
70 days to
dry stage. The Nez Perce came to HSP from Mike Hutton of
Hutlo Acres, East Knowlesville, NB. Mike claims this is one of his favourite
cultivars for soup. Rich Farm Garden
Supply of the US claims this
variety was maintained by the Denny family of Idaho for generations, believing the bean
originated with the Native American tribe of the same name. This is a small-leafed bush bean with runners
about 3’ long (plants can either be staked or left to run on the ground). Pods yield 5-6 golden-yellow beans at dry
maturity.
Product
code: 1021-CO
Price: A=$2.75 (25g) B=$8.00 (100g) |
JACOB'S CATTLE (Bush - dry)
Certified
Organic
100 days to dry stage. Yessir! The Jacob's Cattle
bean has been around for a long time, nourishing generations of
Maritimers as a staple in Saturday night "beans n' brown bread" feasts.
Thought to originate with the First Nations people in the
American Southwest, and emerging in the Northeast among the
Passamaquoddy of Maine around 1600. The name comes from the
biblical story of Jacob and the spotted cattle as the dark red speckles
on the white bean look like the back of a spotted cow.
Product
code: 1004-CO
Price: A=$2.75 (25g)
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SIX WEEKS (Bush - snap/dry)
Certified Organic
85 days to
dry stage. This bean has been documented as early as 1896 in
D.M. Ferry & Co.'s Seed Annual, and was sold in several Canadina
seed catalogues from the late 19th century under various names (Early
Yellow Kidney Six Weeks, Round Yellow Six Weeks, Yellow Six Weeks).
The name "Six Weeks" refers to it's early maturing qualities.
Plants produce white blossoms turning to flattish green pods
about 5" long. Seeds are a yellow-tan colour, kidney shaped whit
a brown circle around a white hilum. Hope Seeds got this strain
from Theodore Duguay of Cap-Pele, NB who received it from Roland Allen
of Murray Corner, NB.
Product
code: 1006-CO
Price: A=$2.75 (25g) B=$8.00 (100g) |
TAYLOR DWARF HORTICULTURE / WREN'S EGG (Runner - dry)
60 days to snap stage. This is a semi-runner bean (about
18" runners), producing cream-coloured pods with red streaks that are
good at the snap stage, but it doesn't last for long. Beans are
best grown for a dry, soup bean. Dates back to the 1800's when
the seed came from Italy to the U.S.
Product code: 1007
Price: A=$2.75 (25g) B=$8.00 (100g) |
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