2025 Little Easy Bean Network - Growers Of The Future Will Be Glad We Saved

[heirloomgal]

I shelled the 'Stanley' bush bean pods tonight. That was a truly stellar green bean, a standout of 2025. And it stood out again as a sheller - it nearly drove me to madness. Those itty bitty pods all dried & suctioned onto the itty bitty seeds. There is no kind of bean more tedious to shell that this type. It's almost like a rice bean, with a greenish tinge to the white seeds, I'm done now - thank heavens!

 

[flowerbug]

I shelled the 'Stanley' bush bean pods tonight. That was a truly stellar green bean, a standout of 2025. And it stood out again as a sheller - it nearly drove me to madness. Those itty bitty pods all dried & suctioned onto the itty bitty seeds. There is no kind of bean more tedious to shell that this type. It's almost like a rice bean, with a greenish tinge to the white seeds, I'm done now - thank heavens!

yes, Venda is like that too, better to shell before they dry down completely. this remind me that i have some Provider to shell out at some time too. those seem to be larger beans but the pods are similar in how tough they are and how much work to get the seeds out and clean.

 

[P Suckling]

Always sad when the summer veg are finished, but an extra 3 weeks is not to be sneezed at. I bet you made good use of it.

I feel a bit cheated by our unusually early frost, but apart from one handpollinated squash that did not make it, everything else was still safely gathered in in time. And to get good looking seeds from the bean plants that were taken in as whole plants, was a definite bonus.

Enjoy shelling and sorting your beans, Russ.