I noticed some of these pods were starting to rot in places. So I harvested a lot of them. Left some on the vine that looked green and still relatively whole. There’s been more rain than usual and it’s not working to let bean pods dry on the plant.
I left the pods out to dry for a few days, and then shelled the beans. Their color is very attractive, a beige with a lovely maroon mottling around the center. The newly shelled beans feel a bit damp, so I’m leaving the beans in the tray to dry thoroughly. I once had a bowl of green beans shelled for seed saving develop a killing crop of mold and I had to compost them. Lesson learned.
I couldn’t help thinking that this was a lot of work for a quantity of dried beans I could just casually pick up for a few dollars in the store. This is going to be one special bean dish when I get around to cooking it.
