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I grow a lot of beans including green beans (bush and pole), lima beans (pole), bingo (pole), cannellini (bush) and navy (bush) beans but the staple here is the multiuse pinto bean (bush).
"Pinto beans, scientifically known as Phaseolus vulgaris, are a variety of the common bean native to the Americas, particularly Mexico and the Southwestern United States. Pinto beans are a versatile, nutrient-dense legume known for their speckled appearance, rich flavor, and numerous health benefits."
Why grow pintos when they are generally less than $2 per pound? Taste. Home grown taste far superior to store bought dried beans as I pick them generally before they are completely dry and then freeze for storage. They cook in about 1/2 the time of dried beans, have significantly more flavor and are far more agreeable to the digestive system.
This spring a 50 ft row of pintos was planted and today, they were all harvested. I like to pull the entire plant and carry them to a shady place where the individual bean pods are removed.
Here is today's bean picking:
Once the individual bean pods are removed, they are then dried for a couple of days before shelling:
A good neighbor has a fancy old time sheller that will make quick work of that table full of beans....in a couple of days.
"Pinto beans, scientifically known as Phaseolus vulgaris, are a variety of the common bean native to the Americas, particularly Mexico and the Southwestern United States. Pinto beans are a versatile, nutrient-dense legume known for their speckled appearance, rich flavor, and numerous health benefits."
Why grow pintos when they are generally less than $2 per pound? Taste. Home grown taste far superior to store bought dried beans as I pick them generally before they are completely dry and then freeze for storage. They cook in about 1/2 the time of dried beans, have significantly more flavor and are far more agreeable to the digestive system.
This spring a 50 ft row of pintos was planted and today, they were all harvested. I like to pull the entire plant and carry them to a shady place where the individual bean pods are removed.
Here is today's bean picking:
Once the individual bean pods are removed, they are then dried for a couple of days before shelling:
A good neighbor has a fancy old time sheller that will make quick work of that table full of beans....in a couple of days.
