Arne on Nostr: The advice to let runner beans dry on the bed does not work where I live. The pods ...

The advice to let runner beans dry on the bed does not work where I live. The pods started to get mouldy in the wet weather and I had to cut my losses.
As every pod/bean needed inspection and the pods where too soft for thrashing, podding the beans of 2 beds(1.4kg white, 4.5kg scarlet podded beans) took nearly 5 hours.
As their moisture content was much too high for storage, I had to dry them a bit in the oven. At least that was full.

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