A pole black bean, incredibly productive for dry beans. Tender perennial. Great for food forests or permaculture application. Saved from local heirloom seed, not available on large commercial seed sites....
Incredibly productive long bean that does best with trellis. Pods have unique and beautiful tiger stripes. Firm and flavorful and able to take the heat of spring when other beans...
A vigorous bush producing round straight pods with a fine flavor. Prolific. Resistant to bean mosaic. 15-18” plant with 6-8” pods. An excellent freezer. 55 days. About 60-120 seeds depending...
Unusual and delicious gourd relative that is referred to and used as a bean in its native China. Its fruit tastes much like green beans, except even more delicious and...
Short-lived small tree or shrub. Edible beans from pretty yellow flowers. Nitrogen fixer. Approximately 10 seed. Good to start from seed in these months: North Florida: February-March Central Florida: February-April...
A very productive climbing or trailing vine, producing pods that are typically 51cm (20in) long. The pods must be harvested before they become stringy. Is disease-resistant. Thrives in hot humid...
[Brought to the Americas from Africa during the slave trade, grown by Jefferson at Monticello.] Once the standard for southern peas, this variety is drought-tolerant and will grow in almost...
56 days [1984, AAS Winner] Extra- early. Crisp, flavorful 3 in. snap peas. Compact 2 ft. vines don’t require trellising. Also good for fall crop. Freezes well. Packet: Small packet (~123...
[First described in 1805 by Persoon.] Pear-shaped yellow tomatoes about 1-1/2" x 3/4” with a mild flavor. Very productive and heat-resistant, but prone to splitting if not watered regularly. Excellent...
49 days. [1949, SC/AES. Possibly derived from pre-1855 Early Valentine.] The best early green bean for gardeners who desire good flavor, disease resistance, and high yield. 5½ in. long pods....
70 days. [1979. AAS winner.] The best-flavored snap pea. 3 in. pods on 6-8 ft. vines. Tolerant of pea wilt but not Powdery Mildew. Highly recommended. Packet: 1 oz (28g)...
A rare heirloom variety! Save your seeds! The conch pea has a vigorous, vining habit: When planted at intervals of 3 meters, the vines and prolific leaves quickly meet up,...
An early, heavy-yielding, semi-bush variety with good disease resistance. Can be double-cropped in the Mid-Atlantic and south. Pods contain elongated white peas with purple or pink eyes. Use for canning,...
51 days. [1957] Has a natural blanching indicator. When prepared for freezing, the purple pods blanch to green after 2 minutes of boiling. Easy to pick - purple pods are...
70 days [Improved selection of old favorite Oregon Sugar Pod II.] One of the best yielding snow peas. Giant (5 in.) pods have a mild, sweet flavor. 3 ft. vines...
61 days. [Also known as cangreen or thorogreen.] Bushy 2 ft. plants bear loads of pods, 3-4 small creamy white seeds per pod. Early maturity. Widely adapted. An old favorite, good fresh,...
86 days. [Popular northern heirloom, though it was likely developed in VA by Jacob Trout.] Beautiful and distinctive seeds. Large, kidney-shaped beans are spotted with maroon markings on a white...
68 days. [English heirloom] This favorite variety for home gardeners produces loads of 4-5 in. pods full of plump, sweet, dark green peas on 30 in. plants. Double pods set...
Also called butterbean. Tall, vigorous plant, needs trellising. Lima beans but are small, creamy white with a black eye. Good flavor. Very prolific and does well in extreme heat and drought....
16–20" long beans are borne in clusters of up to four beans each. Healthy, vigorous plants. Sweet flavor compares to Gita. Burgundy color will fade when cooked. Packet: 4-7g (24...
A climbing vine that does best in hot, humid zones; The pods, beans, leaves, tubers, and flowers are all edible. Can also grow as an annual in temperate regions if...
(Chenopodium ambrosioides) Fresh leaves are ground or crushed for seasoning corn, beans, and sauces used in Mexican dishes. Medicinal: A strong tea rubbed on the skin repels insects and reduces...
Pear-shaped yellow tomatoes, 1½ x ¾ in., mild flavor. Very productive and heat-resistant, but prone to splitting if not watered regularly. Excellent for popping in your mouth or for preserves....
Partridge pea is an herbaceous annual or short-lived perennial that occurs naturally in scrub, sandhill, flatwoods, beach dunes and disturbed areas throughout the state. Flowers appear from late spring through late fall, and year-round in...
A pole black bean, incredibly productive for dry beans. Tender perennial. Great for food forests or permaculture application. Saved from local heirloom seed, not available on large commercial seed sites....
Pretty blueish purple flowers on a compact vine. Edible flowers used for teas and pretty enough to be an ornamental! Perennial. 4 inch pot. Grown by Little Tree Homestead & Nursery....
Graceful, 16–20" long, dark green pods, no bigger than the diameter of a pencil. Stringless, sweet, and richly flavored for steaming and stir-fry. Perennial. 4 inch pot. Grown by Little...
A fantastic ground cover for a no mow/water/feed lawn that can withstand light foot traffic. Bonus it puts nitrogen into the soil, thereby feeding its neighboring plants. Small yellow blooms...
A very flavorful pole bean that has been popular in the west for some time. Vigorous vines will yield for the entire season as long as you keep them picked....