Runner Beans
$4.00
Beautiful flowering vines that are both ornamental and delicious. Scarlet Runner beans produce stunning red flowers that attract hummingbirds, followed by large, flavorful beans.
Growing Tips
Runner beans prefer slightly cooler conditions than common beans, making them well-suited to our Owens Valley mornings and evenings. Provide a sturdy trellis — these vigorous vines can reach 10+ feet. The flowers are gorgeous in bouquets, and the young pods are excellent cooked like green beans. Mature beans can be dried for winter use.
Owens Valley only. Pickup in Big Pine or local delivery.
Varieties We Carry
- •Scarlet Runner, Painted Lady, and other runner bean selections)
More Beans & Peas
Snap Beans
Crisp, tender green beans that snap cleanly when you bend them — the classic fresh-eating bean. Steam, sauté, roast, blanch for salads, or can them for winter. An essential garden vegetable. Varieties may include: Blue Lake, Provider, Contender, and other bush and pole bean selections. Growing tips: Direct sow after last frost when soil is at least 60°F. Bush beans produce a concentrated harvest; pole beans produce longer but need a trellis. In our Owens Valley climate, beans thrive in the warm soil and actually improve it — they fix nitrogen, enriching the soil for next year's crops. Pick frequently to keep plants producing.
Heirloom Bean
Heritage bean varieties with unique colors, patterns, and flavors passed down through generations. These beans are living history — beautiful, delicious, and full of character that modern varieties lack. Varieties may include: Jacob's Cattle, Calypso, Dragon Tongue, Christmas Lima, and other heirloom selections. Growing tips: Heirloom beans often have specific personality — some climb, some bush, some like it hot, some prefer cooler weather. We select varieties proven in our climate. Many heirloom beans are dual-purpose: harvest young as snap beans or let them mature and dry on the vine for winter storage. Beautiful enough to display in jars on your counter.
Dry Beans / Shell Beans
Grow your own dried beans for soups, stews, chili, and long-term pantry storage. Fresh-dried beans cook faster and taste dramatically better than store-bought — once you try them, there is no going back. Varieties may include: Pinto, Black, Navy, Kidney, Cranberry, and other dry bean selections. Growing tips: Let pods dry completely on the vine before harvesting. In our dry Owens Valley air, this happens naturally and easily — one of the advantages of our climate. Shell beans when pods are papery and rattling. Store in airtight containers for up to a year. A 10-foot row produces enough beans for many winter meals.
Peas
Sweet garden peas, sugar snap peas, and flat snow peas — the first taste of spring in the garden. Peas are one of the earliest crops you can plant and one of the most rewarding to eat fresh off the vine. Varieties may include: Sugar Snap, Oregon Sugar Pod, Green Arrow, Little Marvel, and other pea selections for fresh eating and shelling. Growing tips: Peas are a cool-season crop — plant as early as late March in Big Pine, as soon as the ground can be worked. They tolerate light frost and actually prefer cooler weather. Provide a trellis for climbing types. Harvest regularly to keep plants producing. In our climate, you get a spring crop and can often plant again in late August for a fall harvest. Pea shoots are a delicious bonus — harvest the tender growing tips for salads.