Bean there, done that? Advice needed please

[jhp]

I'm growing Vermont Cranberry beans for the first time. Some of the pods are bright red and some are dry and tan. I read somewhere that you should let them get dry in the pod on the plant and then harvest. Since we've been having so much rain, I was thinking to harvest the dried up ones as I see them instead of letting them sit there getting wet. Once I harvest them, what is the best thing to do? I remember reading on here, Carolyn said it's a good idea to freeze them just in case there are some hitchhikers inside. I have one of those plastic bag vacuum sealer things. I could seal them and store them in the freezer until I'm ready to use them. What's the best thing to do??

Thanks.

Jen

[Tormato]

Jen,

They are best to dry in the pod. But the pods, after they're tan, don't have to be on the plant. I put them in mesh bags and hang 'em on a clothesline in good weather, move 'em inside in bad.

Gary