I just cant believe how they have access to just such a large variety of fruits , trees and plants. Feels like they live in paradise. Fresh produce right on their door step , surrounded by nature and enjoyed together in a close knit family and community! All the money in the world cant buy what they have.
This was EXACTLY what I hoped to find. I have 30 Great Northern Bean plants growing now and I was wondering how I would get all the pods open. Thank you for posting this!
Thank you so much, Lindsay!!! This was exactly what I was looking for, and I feel so much more confident about harvesting, drying and storing my organic beans! This was an amazing video, and I appreciate your natural and organic presentation! Cheers and happy gardening! Peace...
If when pouring them out from the pillow case, if you pour them out by leaving only a small opening in the pillowcase, you can pour only the beans straight from the pillow case.
Is this how you can dry and store most beans and peas? Like black eyed peas, field peas, red beans, black beans, pinto beans, etc. love the video! Thank you for sharing!
Instead of brushing off the pods you can put them on a milk crate with a bucket under it and shake it and the pods will stay in the milk crate while the heavy beans fall through the holes and then you could winnow I just thought it mite save the work of picking through, thanks.
i wouldn't bother with the pillow case. just get a tall bucket (as displayed here) and just crush the pods with your hands. I'd use my hands as scoops and just push the beans together. The bag method is good for some folks I suppose, but I would have shelled that whole bucket in the same amount of time.
Your garden looks chique. Can we use the freezed beans as seeds for the next season? Do you think the 24 hours are enough to kill all the bugs & insects in the beans? Thank you for the precious tips.
You keep watering some until the beans are fully mature in the pods and once the pods are starting to be leathery, and the plants are probably looking over the hill, you can stop. Leave them on the plants until the pods are crisp if you can, or if frost is coming, you can pull the whole plant and finish it drying in a paper bag with the top open for air circulation.
it depends on _how_ you store them. When i keep my 'seed' beans (beans I intend to plant the following year) I literally just leave them on shelf in an unsealed glass jar. They remain perfectly viable, despite the high humidity of my area. If you actually prepare and seal them properly, they'd last for along time.
When you shell the beans in a bowl, in your lap, the beans are already clean and free of detritus. I suppose if you have hundreds of plants, the pillowcase method might be more efficient.
I just cant believe how they have access to just such a large variety of fruits , trees and plants. Feels like they live in paradise. Fresh produce right on their door step , surrounded by nature and enjoyed together in a close knit family and community! All the money in the world cant buy what they have.
Just bought a few packages of your seeds from City Farmers in San Diego and now found your CZcams channel! Just subscribed 🌱
Haha cutting edge pillowcase technology. Cool technique though, thanks for sharing.
This was EXACTLY what I hoped to find. I have 30 Great Northern Bean plants growing now and I was wondering how I would get all the pods open.
Thank you for posting this!
Thank you so much, Lindsay, for what you do.
Great information! 👍 thank you
Thank you so much!!!!! I purchased 30 lbs of lentils straight from the farmer and wondered how I was going to get tbem cleaned!!!!!
Very clever!!!!
I fill a pillow case and go aboard it with a big stick! LOL
Thank you so much, Lindsay!!! This was exactly what I was looking for, and I feel so much more confident about harvesting, drying and storing my organic beans! This was an amazing video, and I appreciate your natural and organic presentation! Cheers and happy gardening! Peace...
thank you Renee, very informative for us newbie gardeners!
I throw dry great northern beans pods in a pillow case. Toss them in
the dryer on air dry. Most pop out if they are really dry pods.
Game changer! Thank you! :)
Learned so much. Thank you!
Very helpful information, thank you for this!!!
Very helpful, thank you!!
Thank you that was so helpful!
Love your method made it so much easier for me once i harvest my beans
Thanks for sharing 🌱👍
Thank You especially the freezer part!TY73s
Super informative. Exactly what I needed to learn. Thank you!
Awesome update thank for sharing have a blessed day
If when pouring them out from the pillow case, if you pour them out by leaving only a small opening in the pillowcase, you can pour only the beans straight from the pillow case.
Is this how you can dry and store most beans and peas? Like black eyed peas, field peas, red beans, black beans, pinto beans, etc.
love the video! Thank you for sharing!
Nicely done ✅
Cool, thank you very much! Greetings from Austria!
Instead of brushing off the pods you can put them on a milk crate with a bucket under it and shake it and the pods will stay in the milk crate while the heavy beans fall through the holes and then you could winnow I just thought it mite save the work of picking through, thanks.
Brayden Heath I knew there had to be a way with less steps, good idea
Great tips! Thank you!
Awesome tips! TFS.💕
Won’t the beans get damp after thawing the jar?
Thanks, this is a great method
Cool. I just harvested my very first beans ever. 6 pods lol! I wonder, since the season is still not too late, can I just replant some of them now?
According to the Koanga institute, you should store beans in the freezer for 3 days.
I think that is store bought - but not positive
@@marthaadams8326, Koanga Institute grow their own beans.
@@izby2652 HMMM, the freezer is to kill any bug eggs - so wonder why?
Hi there😊Is there any way to dry beans from green to brown? Instead of waiting for them to dry on the plant.
that is briiiiiiliant
i wouldn't bother with the pillow case. just get a tall bucket (as displayed here) and just crush the pods with your hands. I'd use my hands as scoops and just push the beans together. The bag method is good for some folks I suppose, but I would have shelled that whole bucket in the same amount of time.
maxdecphoenix thanks
Your garden looks chique. Can we use the freezed beans as seeds for the next season?
Do you think the 24 hours are enough to kill all the bugs & insects in the beans?
Thank you for the precious tips.
A week would be better, but we have some pretty mean bugs in Alabama.
Freezing does not hurt using beans as seeds.
D you guys stop watering the plant when it is time to harvest?
You keep watering some until the beans are fully mature in the pods and once the pods are starting to be leathery, and the plants are probably looking over the hill, you can stop. Leave them on the plants until the pods are crisp if you can, or if frost is coming, you can pull the whole plant and finish it drying in a paper bag with the top open for air circulation.
thanks
What do you call that kind of basket that you are using for winnowing?
How long can you store them in a pantry
Like at least a year
it depends on _how_ you store them. When i keep my 'seed' beans (beans I intend to plant the following year) I literally just leave them on shelf in an unsealed glass jar. They remain perfectly viable, despite the high humidity of my area. If you actually prepare and seal them properly, they'd last for along time.
You will be long dead and gone before they go bad and become inedible. They last, literally, decades.
When you shell the beans in a bowl, in your lap, the beans are already clean and free of detritus.
I suppose if you have hundreds of plants, the pillowcase method might be more efficient.
How to you keep them from getting moldy on the vine?
Make sure there's proper spacing between each plant.
I was wondering what the hair dryer is doing on floor 😂
do you do the same thing with kidney beans please?
Yes, you can
Do you clean the dried pods before whacking them? If not, what about any animal excrement that is on them?
You can clean them. Just make sure they are dry before you store.
Are they perennial
Most of our seeds are annual, including these beans.
vegans would not be happy to see this...you hitting those beans on the ground and all :P
as a vegan i dont mind 😎