General information and discussion about cultivating beans, peas, peanuts, clover and vetch.
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So....my question is: If your pole beans have not finished drying outside, what is the best way to finish drying them? Should I shell them and then dry or finish drying them indoors in the pods?
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just bumping this back to the top!!
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Have they started to dry?
Pods are turning brown and shriveling? Yeah, you can bring them in to finish. |
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Don't be in a hurry to package them as slightly damp will bring out the moulds. I know from experience, one year I lost the lot. You might consider a few minutes soak in Hydrogen Peroxide 3%, then a few rinses in water, pat dry, then lay out. Will help disinfect the seed. |
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either way should work,
however, if you are having extremely wet weather and the pods are at the thin leathery stage, i would shuck them and let them air dry outside the pods. i think the damp weather is making some of my beans split their seed coats. mold is also a potential problem. if weather isn't an issue, the seeds can dry inside the pods. lay them out in front of a sunny window to speed the process. turn them every now and then. keith |
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After shelling them out, use bleach if concerned about mold/disease...and freeze them (when completely dry) for between three and five days to kill the weevil eggs.
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If you're going to have a lot of rain and/or a freeze and they're not dry yet, I'd shell them and let them dry inside. They should dry to the point of shattering when you whomp them with a hammer. Then (as mentioned above) put them in the freezer for a few days.
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