I just picked all these beans today as there is frost coming. I kept all the younger ones aside which I'll plan on eating raw. These were all the bigger or older ones that would be too stringy. Could I let them all go until try and then she'll the beans out for storage or is it likely some of these are too young to get a dried bean from?
by mrknowitnothingatall
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Apparently you can keep drying them in that way and it will work. But I usually just leave them on the plant to dry out for a while, they are ready when they are yellowed and rattle when flicked.
Maybe on the ones that look bulgy, but most of them look too immature to produce beans. For a driable (dryable?) bean, the pod should have noticeable bulges and not be very green anymore.
To me, the ones in the picture look perfect for the stock pet. They’re a little too ripe for green beans, but not ripe enough for dry beans.
Probably not, they don’t look mature enough. I would have left them on and just tanked the frost and see how they fared.
No, they’re way too young unfortunately. I’ve learned this the hard way. They really need to be fully mature before picking in order to dry properly. You can still eat them fresh though. Just cook them thoroughly.