Oh Jen, you've come to the right place to talk Beans, and that's for sure.
Kidney beans are good to grow, and that's sure true. I have several varieties of Kidney Beans.
But there are other dry beans out there, and some are so pretty they are used as living jewelry.
Some super nice ones are pretty quick to ripen and dry too.
Stop on by in the thread about the little easy bean network and say howdy there. We happen to have one of the major collectors of beans in the world, Bluejay77, and recently another one joined us too from Australia, Hal.
You haven't been introduced to the wonderful world of heirloom bean varieties yet? Don't worry about it! Swing on over to the Little Easy Bean Network thread and go from there!