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| Our three-year-old working hard |
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| Splitting the dried pod reveals the beans |
Towards the end of the growing season, we began leaving the largest pods on our purple-podded pole bean vines (green beans) to mature into next season's seeds. We left the beans on the vines until the pods were good and dry. The pods should rattle like a maraca when shaken.
After they were dry, we brought them in and split them with our fingers over a bowl and discarded any small, discolored, or damaged beans. A cool, dry, dark storage environment is desirable to preserve viability. We keep ours in a labeled ziplock in the freezer.
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| Next year's seed crop |
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