This variety of Climbing Beans has flat Red and Green pods. They can be used whole like Runner Beans or shelled to give dry beans. When cooked the Pods lose the Red coloration and are a pure Green
This variety of Climbing Beans has flat Red and Green pods. They can be used whole like Runner Beans or shelled to give dry beans. When cooked the Pods lose the Red coloration and are a pure Green. For dry beans, the pods should be left on the plant until they are similar in color to the picture with this listing. Whole pods for cooking should be taken when the pods are have developed the red markings but the outer skin has not hardened.
Cultivation
Sow the seeds from Feb (under glass) until April
Min Germination temp 16 deg C
Begin planting out in May once all risk of frost has passed.
A well cultivated free draining moist soil suits the plants best.
The addition of some well rotted manure prior to planting out will encourage the plants.
A fortnightly feed with a 'Tomato' based liquid feed will help to improve harvest.
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<h2><strong>Balloon Plant Seeds (Cardiospermum halicacabum)</strong></h2>
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<p><i><b>Cardiospermum halicacabum</b></i>, known as the<span> </span><b>balloon plant</b><span> </span>or<span> </span><b>love in a puff</b>, is a climbing plant widely distributed across tropical and subtropical areas of Africa, Australia, and North America.<span> </span>It is often found as a weed along roads and rivers.</p>
<p><span>The green parts of the plant are eaten as vegetables. </span>J. E. Tenison-Woods records that the seeds can be eaten while the fruit was eaten roasted.</p>
<p>The root is<span> </span>diuretic<span> </span>and<span> </span>demulcent. It is<span> </span>mucilaginous, but has a nauseous taste, and is used to treat<span> </span>rheumatism.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"></sup><span> </span>Sanskrit writers describe the root as<span> </span>emetic,<span> </span>laxative,<span> </span>stomachic, and<span> </span>rubefacient; they prescribe it in rheumatism, nervous diseases, piles, etc. The leaves are used in<span> </span>amenorrhoea.</p>
<p>Rheede says that on the Malabar coast the leaves are administrated for pulmonic complaints. According to Ainslie, the root is considered laxative and is given in dosages of half a cupful twice daily. "It would appear that in rheumatism the Hindus [sic.] administer the leaves internally rubbed up with castor-oil, and also apply a paste, made with them, externally; a similar external application is used to reduce swellings and tumors of various kinds. (Dymock.)"<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-1" class="reference"></sup></p>
<p>In New Zealand, it is listed on the<span> </span>National Pest Plant Accord<span> </span>which identifies pest plants that are prohibited from commercial propagation and distribution. In Bermuda, it is listed as a Category 1 Invasive Plant by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.<span> </span>Within the United States, four southern states (Alabama, Arkansas, South Carolina, and Texas) have all placed this plant on their individual noxious weed lists.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"></sup></p>
<p>It is one among the "Ten Sacred Flowers of<span> </span>Kerala", collectively known as<span> </span><i>dasapushpam</i>.</p>
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<h2><strong>Armenian Yard Long Cucumber Seeds</strong></h2>
<h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 10 or 20 seeds.</strong></span></h2>
<p>65 days. Cucumis sativus. Plant produces good yields of 3 foot long slim light green cucumbers. Best when harvested when 12" long. This is the longest cucumber on the market. It is an excellent slicer and perfect for salads and gourmet dishes. It has a crisp mild flavor and is easy to digest. Impress your neighbors and grow a 3 foot long cucumber in your home garden! United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 65913.</p>
<p><em><strong>Disease Resistant: Mosaic Virus.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>WIKIPEDIA:</strong></em></p>
<p>The <b>Armenian cucumber</b>, <b><i>Cucumis melo</i> var. <i>flexuosus</i></b>, is a type of long, slender fruit that tastes like a cucumber and looks somewhat like a cucumber inside. It is actually a variety of muskmelon (<i>C. melo</i>), a species closely related to the cucumber (<i>C. sativus</i>). It is also known as the <b>yard-long cucumber</b>, <b>snake cucumber</b>, <b>snake melon</b>, and <i>uri</i> in Japan. It should not be confused with the snake gourds (<i>Trichosanthes</i> spp.). The skin is very thin, light green, and bumpless. It has no bitterness and the fruit is almost always used without peeling. It is also sometimes called a "gutah".</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Description">Description</span></h2>
<p>The Armenian cucumber grows approximately 30 to 36 inches (76 to 91 cm) long. It grows equally well on the ground or on a<span> </span>trellis. Armenian cucumber plants prefer to grow in full sun for most of the day. The fruit is most flavorful when it is 12 to 15 inches (30 to 38 cm) long. Pickled Armenian cucumber is sold in Middle Eastern markets as "Pickled Wild Cucumber".</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="History">History</span></h2>
<p>Fredric Hasselquist, in his travels in<span> </span>Asia Minor,<span> </span>Egypt,<span> </span>Cyprus,<span> </span>and<span> </span>Palestine<span> </span>in the 18th century, came across the "Egyptian or hairy cucumber,<span> </span><i>Cucumis chate</i>", which is today included in the Armenian variety. It is said by Hasselquist to be the “queen of cucumbers, refreshing, sweet, solid, and wholesome.” He also states “they still form a great part of the food of the lower-class people in Egypt serving them for meat, drink, and physic.” George E. Post, in<span> </span><i>Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible</i>, states, “It is longer and more slender than the<span> </span>common cucumber, being often more than a foot long, and sometimes less than an inch thick, and pointed at both ends.”</p>
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<h2><strong>Black Lentil Seeds Beluga</strong></h2>
<h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 120 (3g) seeds.</strong></span></h2>
<p>Small, shiny black lentils, which resemble caviar when cooked, but have a unique lentil taste and texture. Especially high in protein. The skins almost melt away. Versatile and less common than brown or green lentils. Enjoy them in salads, soups, and stews.</p>
<p>The cooking time is about 30 minutes.</p>
<p>Grow lentils similarly to peas; direct sow in mid-spring and harvest the whole plant when the pods are mostly dry. Hang the plants to dry, and then thresh the whole bundle, pods stems, and all to extract the seeds.</p>
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<p>The lentil (Lens culinaris) is an edible pulse. It is a bushy annual plant of the legume family, grown for its lens-shaped seeds. It is about 40 cm (16 in) tall, and the seeds grow in pods, usually with two seeds in each.</p>
<p>Lentils have been part of the human diet since the aceramic (before pottery) Neolithic times, being one of the first crops domesticated in the Near East. Archeological evidence shows they were eaten 9,500 to 13,000 years ago.</p>
<p>Lentil colors range from yellow to red-orange to green, brown and black. Lentils also vary in size, and are sold in many forms, with or without the skins, whole or split.</p>
<p>The seeds require a cooking time of 10 to 40 minutes, depending on the variety—shorter for small varieties with the husk removed, such as the common red lentil — and have a distinctive, earthy flavor. Lentil recipes[2] are used throughout South Asia, the Mediterranean regions and West Asia. They are frequently combined with rice, which has a similar cooking time. A lentil and rice dish is referred to in western Asia as mujaddara or mejadra. Rice and lentils are also cooked together in khichdi, a popular dish in the Indian subcontinent (India and Pakistan); a similar dish, kushari, made in Egypt, is considered one of two national dishes. Lentils are used to prepare an inexpensive and nutritious soup all over Europe and North and South America, sometimes combined with some form of chicken or pork.</p>
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<p>Dried lentils can also be sprouted by soaking in water for one day and keeping moist for several days, which changes their nutrition profile.</p>
<p>Lentils with husk remain whole with moderate cooking; lentils without husk tend to disintegrate into a thick purée, which leads to quite different dishes.</p>
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<p><strong>Nutritional value and health benefits</strong></p>
<p>With about 30% of their calories from protein, lentils have the third-highest level of protein, by weight, of any legume or nut, after soybeans and hemp.[4] Proteins include the essential amino acids isoleucine and lysine, and lentils are an essential source of inexpensive protein in many parts of the world, especially in West Asia and the Indian subcontinent, which have large vegetarian populations. Lentils are deficient in two essential amino acids, methionine and cysteine. However, sprouted lentils contain sufficient levels of all essential amino acids, including methionine and cysteine.</p>
<p>Lentils also contain dietary fiber, folate, vitamin B1, and minerals. Red (or pink) lentils contain a lower concentration of fiber than green lentils (11% rather than 31%).[8] Health magazine has selected lentils as one of the five healthiest foods.</p>
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<p>The low levels of Readily Digestible Starch (RDS) 5%, and high levels of Slowly Digested Starch (SDS) 30%, make lentils of great interest to people with diabetes. The remaining 65% of the starch is a resistant starch that is classified RS1, being a high quality resistant starch, which is 32% amylose.</p>
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<p>Lentils also have some anti-nutritional factors, such as trypsin inhibitors and relatively high phytate content. Trypsin is an enzyme involved in digestion, and phytates reduce the bio-availability of dietary minerals. The phytates can be reduced by soaking the lentils in warm water overnight.</p>
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<p>Lentils are a good source of iron, having over half of a person's daily iron allowance in a one cup serving.</p>
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<p><strong>Production</strong></p>
<p>Lentils are relatively tolerant to drought, and are grown throughout the world. The FAO reported that the world production of lentils for calendar year 2009 was 3.917 million metric tons, primarily coming from Canada, India, Turkey and Australia.</p>
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<p>About a quarter of the worldwide production of lentils is from India, most of which is consumed in the domestic market. Canada is the largest export producer of lentils in the world and Saskatchewan is the most important producing region in Canada. Statistics Canada estimates that Canadian lentil production for the 2009/10 year is a record 1.5 million metric tons.</p>
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<p>The Palouse region of eastern Washington and the Idaho panhandle, with its commercial center at Pullman, Washington, constitute the most important lentil-producing region in the United States. Montana and North Dakota are also significant lentil growers. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported United States 2007 production at 154.5 thousand metric tons.</p>
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<p><strong>In culture</strong></p>
<p>The lens (double-convex shaped) is so called because the shape of a lens is basically the same shape as lentils. Lens is the Latin name for lentil.</p>
<p>Lentils are mentioned many times in the Hebrew Bible, the first time recounting the incident in which Jacob purchases the birthright from Esau with stewed lentils (a "mess of pottage").[16] In Jewish mourning tradition, lentils are traditional as food for mourners, together with boiled eggs, because their round shape symbolizes the life cycle from birth to death.</p>
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<p>Lentils were a chief part of the diet of ancient Iranians, who consumed lentils daily in the form of a stew poured over rice.</p>
<p>Lentils are also commonly used in Ethiopia in a stew-like dish called kik, or kik wot, one of the dishes people eat with Ethiopia's national food, injera flat bread. Yellow lentils are used to make a non-spicy stew, which is one of the first solid foods Ethiopian women feed their babies. In Pakistan, lentils are often consumed with Roti/bread or rice.</p>
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<p>In India, lentils soaked in water and sprouted lentils are offered to gods in many temples. It is also a practice in South India to give and receive sprouted peas by women who perform Varalakshmi Vratam. It is considered to be one of the best foods because the internal chemical structures are not altered by cooking.</p>
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<p>In Italy and Hungary, eating lentils on New Year's Eve traditionally symbolizes the hope for a prosperous new year, most likely because of their round, coin-like form.</p>
<p>In Shia narrations, lentils are said to be blessed by seventy Prophets, including Jesus and Mohammed.</p>
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<h2><strong>Tinda Seeds, Apple Gourd (Praecitrullus fistulosus)</strong></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 3 seeds.</strong></span></h2>
<p>Tinda also called "Indian squash", "round melon", "Indian round gourd" or "apple gourd" or "Indian baby pumpkin", is a squash-like cucurbit grown for its immature fruit, a vegetable especially popular in South Asia.</p>
<p><strong>Distribution and use</strong></p>
<p>The species is native to India and Pakistan and is cultivated in the north of both countries, where the ripe fruits are a popular vegetable. The harvest takes place before the seed husks harden. The fruits are cooked after removing the seeds, often together with lentils. They are also inserted. The seeds are eaten roasted. There are two different forms: one with light green fruits, which is generally preferred, and the other with dark green fruits.</p>
<p>The plant is as with all cucurbits, a prolific vine, and is grown as an annual. The plant also is prickly with small thorns similar to the zucchini. The fruit is approximately spherical, and 5–8 cm in diameter The seeds may also be roasted and eaten. Tinda is a famous nickname among Punjabi families in India. This unique squash-like gourd is native to South Asia, very popular in Indian and Pakistani cooking with curry and many gourmet dishes. Green colored, apple-sized fruits are flattish round in shape and 50–60 grams in weight. Plants are vigorous, productive and begin to bear fruits in 70 days after planting.</p>
<p>Tinda can be confused with tendli or kundru due to similar-sounding names from different languages and regions. Tinda in Punjabi or most North Indian languages are "Indian baby pumpkin".</p>
<p>Tinda is considered a boring vegetable by many in North India – part of the reason is it is used in a lot of curries during high season and tastes bland unless used with a lot of spices. Further, its seeds are not favored by many. It is practically unknown in South India.</p>
This variety of Climbing Beans has flat Red and Green pods. They can be used whole like Runner Beans or shelled to give dry beans. When cooked the Pods lose the Red coloration and are a pure Green