Other Legumes

Lens culinaris - Small dull-red seeds. Produced in great abundance on knee-high plants. - Grow lentils similarly to peas; direct sow in mid-spring ...

Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis -A different species than the common bean, Yardlong Beans are a cousin to cowpeas and black-eyed peas. Popu...

2-3' tall bushy plants, with small round pods each containing 1 or 2 black seeds. Mainly grown as a dry pulse, but the plump green seeds are delici...

(Lens culinaris) Small, shiny black lentils, which resemble caviar when cooked. Especially high in protein. - Grow lentils similarly to peas; direc...

Vigna angularis - Low maintenance bush plants are loaded with pods by the end of summer. Adzuki beans aren't a common sight in Canadian gardens, bu...

Medium-sized fava beans which ripen to dark purple/black. Good eaten in the green shelling stage or as a dry bean. 3’ tall plants. Very frost hardy...

Green and blue streaked seeds, patterned like little Earths. We grew these beautiful lentils for the first time in 2017, after the seeds came to us...

Phaseolus acutifolius - Tepary beans are a different species than the common bean (Phaseolus acutifolius, instead of Phaseolus vulgaris). An ancien...

  Not the true lentil (Lens culinaris) but rather the species Lathyrus sativus, sometimes called the Grass Pea. Lathyrus is commonly grown in droug...

Vigna unguiculata - Northern adapted variety of the southern pea! Grown for both their long smooth pods (delicious steamed) and the creamy white dr...

Phaseolus acutifolius - Big yields of small shiny black beans. Vigourous semi-runner plants, with vines about 3’ long. I prefer to let the short vi...

Lupinus albus - Lupini are an annual relative to our common wild lupin. With big, edible, protein-rich seeds. Commonly grown around the Mediterrane...

New for 2025 - Lablab purpurpeus - Every part of this vine is stunning purple. The tall spikes of blossoms are reminiscent of their namesake hyacin...

Adzukis aren’t a common sight in Canadian gardens but I’m hoping that will change. They’re every bit as worthwhile of a crop as regular dry beans. ...

Vigna mungo - aka: Urad Bean. Black seeded relative of the mung bean, this pulse has a prominent place in Indian farming and cuisine. High protein,...