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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African Premier Bush

African Premier Bush

Phaseolus vulgaris African Premier Bush bean is a compact heirloom variety that traces its roots to..

R35.90

Aquadulce

Aquadulce

Vica faba An exceptional heirloom variety, Aquadulce has lead the market for early winter broad b..

R41.30

Australian Rattlesnake

Australian Rattlesnake

Phaseolus vulgarisThis is the same as the original Rattlesnake Beans, however they were grown in Aus..

R33.14

Austrian Kaefer Bohnen

Austrian Kaefer Bohnen

Limited Stock Available!! Please Limit yourself to 1 Packet per Customer!!! Phaseolus coccine..

R35.90

Baby Sun Bush Bean

Baby Sun Bush Bean

Phaseolus vulgaris Baby Sun bush bean is a compact French-style variety originating from a refined ..

R35.90

Bird Egg Blue

Bird Egg Blue

Phaseolus vulgaris Bird Egg Blue is a rare heirloom bush bean known for its striking seeds that res..

R35.90

Black Butter Bean

Black Butter Bean

Phaseolus vulgarisA compact producer of stunning, yellow pods that have a sublimely silky mouthfeel ..

R35.90

Black Eye Beans

Black Eye Beans

Vigna unguiculataBlack Eye Beans are a sub-species of cow peas. AKA Black-eyed Pea, Black-eyed Bean ..

R31.97

Black Trout

Black Trout

Phaseolus vulgaris Black Trout is a rare heirloom bush bean originally from Germany, treasured for ..

R35.90

Black Turtle Bean

Black Turtle Bean

Phaseolus vulgaris Known as Black Turtle Bean in English, Feijão Preto is a quintessential elemen..

R33.90

Blauhilde

Blauhilde

Phaseolus vulgarisAvailable for purchase from 1 July 2025   Blauhilde is a striking Germa..

R33.14

Blue Grey Speckled Tepary

Blue Grey Speckled Tepary

Phaseolus acutifoliusBelieved to be of Mayan decent, these beans were first cultivated by the Hohoka..

R33.14

Blue Jay Bush

Blue Jay Bush

Phaseolus vulgaris Blue Jay is a compact heirloom bush bean first discovered in 1977 by bean collec..

R35.90

Blue Lake Bush Beans

Blue Lake Bush Beans

LIMITED STOCK Phaseolus vulgaris Blue Lake Bush is a refined heirloom variety developed in 1961 as ..

R35.90

Blue Lake Pole Beans

Blue Lake Pole Beans

Phaseolus vulgaris The Blue Lake Pole Bean is a classic American variety with a reputation for reli..

R33.14

Blue Peter Pole Beans

Blue Peter Pole Beans

Phaseolus vulgaris A very well-known and much loved runner bean. The beans are a dark purple and ..

R33.14

Borlotti

Borlotti

Phaseolus vulgaris Borlotti is a cherished heirloom bush bean with eye-catching pink and burgundy s..

R35.90

Bountiful Butter

Bountiful Butter

Phaseolus vulgarisBountiful Butter is a sunny burst of garden delight in the form of a classic dwa..

R35.90

Brown Beauty

Brown Beauty

Phaseolus vulgaris Brown Beauty is a quietly exceptional heirloom bush bean with roots in France, o..

R35.90

Canadian Cranberry

Canadian Cranberry

Phaseolus vulgarusCanadian Cranberry is a traditional bush bean valued for its striking maroon-speck..

R35.90

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Aji Magyor

Aji Magyor

Capsicum baccatumThis is a very rare chilli from Hungary. The pretty yellow and white flowers make f..

R27.37 R31.48

Aji Norteno

Aji Norteno

Capsicum baccatumA rare chilli originating from the northern coastal valleys of Peru.The plants prod..

R27.37 R31.48

American Tondo

American Tondo

Cucurbita pepoVines produce small to medium sized ornamental squashes ranging in weight from 2Kgs to..

R29.46 R33.90

Ananas Noire

Ananas Noire

Solanum lycopersicumA stunning open-pollinated tomato developed by Belgian horticulturist Pascal Mor..

R29.67 R34.12

Antillais Caribbean

Antillais Caribbean

Capsicum chinenseThis is a rare habanero type chilli, thought to originate from the Yucatan peninsu..

R27.37 R31.48

Azoychka

Azoychka

Solanum lycopersicumA Russian heirloom bred by hobby gardener Valentina Petrovna Kruglova and found ..

R29.67 R34.12

Blue Gold Berries

Blue Gold Berries

Solanum lycopersicumSuper sweet and very low acid for a cherry tomato. These unique tomatoes develop..

R27.72 R31.87

Brasileira 3 Lobos

Brasileira 3 Lobos

Capsicum baccatum A 3-sided Heirloom chilli from Brazil. The fruits mature from green to yellow and ..

R27.37 R31.48

Bush Hog

Bush Hog

Cucumis sativus Short compact plants that produce generous amounts of small oval shaped and sligh..

R31.58 R36.32

Chocolate Lantern

Chocolate Lantern

Capsicum ChinenseA cross between Chocolate Fatalii and Hot Red Paper Lantern. These peppers are high..

R27.37 R31.48

Epicure

Epicure

Phaseolus vulgaris Epicure is a pole/climbing bean, that is believed to have originated out of th..

R28.82 R33.14

Filius Blue

Filius Blue

Capsicum annuumNow this is a stunning little pepper. The plants are small and squat, grow exceptiona..

R27.37 R31.48

Good Mother Stallard

Good Mother Stallard

Phaseolus vulgarusWhat a wonderful bean to add to your collection! This highly productive bean makes..

R28.82 R33.14

Greek Pole

Greek Pole

Phaselous vulgarisAnother bean variety gifted to us by Alan Reynolds. Years ago he gave us one or t..

R28.82 R33.14

Green Fingers

Green Fingers

Solanum melongenaA prolific producer of green finger-like brinjals that have a thin and tender skin ..

R31.36 R36.06

Herrenbohnl Gentleman's Little Bean

Herrenbohnl Gentleman's Little Bean

Phaseolus vulgarisA very rare bean that was gifted to Livingseeds a few years ago. It has taken a wh..

R28.82 R33.14

Hidasta Red

Hidasta Red

Phaselous vulgarisAn heirloom bean variety native to the American tribe, Hidasta of the Missouri Riv..

R28.82 R33.14

Hill Country Red Okra

Hill Country Red Okra

Abelmoschus esculentusThis Texan heirloom is said to have originated from the Texas Hill Country in ..

R29.47 R33.90

Iroquois Melon

Iroquois Melon

Cucumis melo Developed by Dr. Henry Munger of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. This variet..

R27.37 R33.90

Marvel of Nictaux

Marvel of Nictaux

Phaseolus vulgaris A pole bean variety that got its name from Nictaux, a town in Nova Scotia Cana..

R28.82 R33.14

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