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Hi all,
What with the atrocious weather and all everything left in the garden seems to have come to a complete stand still (apart from the grass & weeds that is !!).
I have grown some Bellotti beans with quite good results but after opening some (4) pods I found 3 with good sized beans nicely coloured white with red striping and one pod with immature green coloured beans. My question:
Everywhere I've looked says leave the pods on the plant and harvest when mature but an article in the Saturday Telegraph gave harvest your beans now before any damp and rot sets in. What should i do.? I do have a large poly tunnel and i thought about pulling the plants up and leaving them hanging in there but am unsure as to how they will mature. Also, how do you dry beans so you can keep them in jars.?
Look forward to your comments
What with the atrocious weather and all everything left in the garden seems to have come to a complete stand still (apart from the grass & weeds that is !!).
I have grown some Bellotti beans with quite good results but after opening some (4) pods I found 3 with good sized beans nicely coloured white with red striping and one pod with immature green coloured beans. My question:
Everywhere I've looked says leave the pods on the plant and harvest when mature but an article in the Saturday Telegraph gave harvest your beans now before any damp and rot sets in. What should i do.? I do have a large poly tunnel and i thought about pulling the plants up and leaving them hanging in there but am unsure as to how they will mature. Also, how do you dry beans so you can keep them in jars.?
Look forward to your comments
