Borlotti beans - drying

**bluemoon** · 10-11-2009, 12:51 PM

We've just shelled the last of our Yin-Yang beans as we were forced to pick them before they were quite ready due to the constant rain meaning they'd never have dried naturally. We spread them on kitchen towel on a table near the radiator and waited for the pods to dry until they were crisp before shelling them. When they were picked one or two were already mouldy, but none have deteriorated since being brought indoors. Fortunately our friends and family are quite used to seeing various GYO projects scattered around our house, so didn't even comment, if your friends are less understanding perhaps you could pop them near the heat in a spare bedroom?

**zazen999** · 10-11-2009, 12:52 PM

Don't dry in daylight - they go a shade of brown if you do.

I've dried them successfully by leaving in the pods on newspaper, and depodding when crispy and then leaving somewhere warmish until they 'ding' when they drop and not 'dunk' [you can hear the change when they are dry enough]. Keep some for next year's seeds and then put the others in a glass jar and display proudly.

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