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joseph · March 31, 2016

The beans could be different colors for a number of reasons. A few I can think that haven't been mentioned already are:

1- They may have been harvested at different stages of maturity.
2- Beans often change color as they age. New beans are typically lighter colored than older beans.
3- Exposure to sunlight can change the color of the beans.

Then there are the other things like how and where they were grown, and the seed company might have combined seeds from multiple years, or multiple farmers.

Here's a couple examples: The beans in the red boxes are freshly harvested. The others where photographed some months later.

March 31, 2016	#2
joseph Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Cache Valley, N/E of The Great Salt Lake Posts: 1,244	The beans could be different colors for a number of reasons. A few I can think that haven't been mentioned already are: 1- They may have been harvested at different stages of maturity. 2- Beans often change color as they age. New beans are typically lighter colored than older beans. 3- Exposure to sunlight can change the color of the beans. Then there are the other things like how and where they were grown, and the seed company might have combined seeds from multiple years, or multiple farmers. Here's a couple examples: The beans in the red boxes are freshly harvested. The others where photographed some months later.