2024 Little Easy Bean Network - Growing Heirloom Beans Of Today And Tomorrow

[flowerbug]

Trying to dry down some bean pods using trays suspended over the forced air heating vents, as well as cozying up to the fireplace.

we have forced air heat so that moves the air enough to dry them down eventually. just the first few days after being picked do i have to worry about checking them for any mold. once they've been inside for a few days and turned once or twice they're good to go until they finish.

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

we have forced air heat so that moves the air enough to dry them down eventually. just the first few days after being picked do i have to worry about checking them for any mold. once they've been inside for a few days and turned once or twice they're good to go until they finish.

Great idea and thoughtful , a way to share forced air system.

 

[Triffid]

@heirloomgal on your scale photos you mentioned the pole bean yields were from 3-4 plants. Did they have a pole each or did you plant 2 or more seeds per pole?

 

[heartsong111]

The San Bernardo is what got me started growing beans.


San Bernardo blue pole bean...
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[heirloomgal]

@heirloomgal on your scale photos you mentioned the pole bean yields were from 3-4 plants. Did they have a pole each or did you plant 2 or more seeds per pole?

I put 3 or 4 plants around a single pole.

Also wanted to share a big thank you , the varieties I received from you did well! I'm positively thrilled to have these new, wonderfully rare and special seeds! Seed savers are such generous, marvelous people!

 

[heirloomgal]

Welcome @heartsong111! Don't those blue beans just steal your heart!? Have you grown Sacre Blue? I think that is my favorite blue bean. Blue & White of Bernardo is closely tied with it though.

 

[Blue-Jay]

Trying to dry down some bean pods using trays suspended over the forced air heating vents, as well as cozying up to the fireplace.

Have you dried beans like this before. Just don't get the temperatures of your seed up there at 130 to 135 F. At those temps your seed dies.

 

[Blue-Jay]

Need to give a big welcome to our bean world here to @Million Bells, @Dahlia, and @heartsong111. Glad to have you here and hope you come often.

 

[Branching Out]

we have forced air heat so that moves the air enough to dry them down eventually. just the first few days after being picked do i have to worry about checking them for any mold. once they've been inside for a few days and turned once or twice they're good to go until they finish.

Agreed. These ones were picked yesterday and today, and they're quite damp. I've been making a small slit in the back of the pod, to help them dry out faster so they don't mold. Given our wet weather it's quite remarkable that any pods are still maturing. One bunch was extra soggy, so I set those aside to try as Shelly beans.

 

[Blue-Jay]

Blue Jay's 2024 Bean Show​

Blue Jay is going to have his end of summer bean show after all. Even though I couldn't garden this year. I have a Seed Savers Exchange friend in Stanwood, Iowa who said he would grow pole beans for me. So I sent him the seed of pole beans I was getting low on and he grew them for me. He harvested and dried all the pods and I receive those pods from him that he had in continers and I shelled and sorted all the seed.

Two original named beans of mine that have made it to the 45 year mark. I discovered them among other beans and grew them until they stablized. They are both pole beans and productive. The first one Black And White Goose is a productive bean with medium sized seed. The second bean is Brown Eyed Goose with small seed and very productive.


Black And White Goose - Pole.............................Brown Eyed Goose - Pole