Borlotti Beans. How do you dry these?

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Borlotti Beans. How do you dry these?
« on: August 25, 2008, 16:55 »
Hello. This is my first growing season, and I have successfully grow a load of Borlotti Beans, but I don't have a clue on how to store them (further more I don't have a lot of freezer space left!!!).
How do you dry these beans? Also if I do decide to freeze them, do I blanch these first?
Help!!!!!  :shock:

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Borlotti Beans. How do you dry these?
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2008, 17:25 »
....same advice needed here in berkshire.  also when do you know when they are ready?? thanks in advance.

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« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2008, 19:24 »
Hi

I asked a similar question and was told to leave them on the plant till it died down, then take the whole plant inside - shed or similar - till they are dry. Then pop into a jar.

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Borlotti Beans. How do you dry these?
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2008, 22:10 »
seems like a lot of hassle....and shed space to dry these  :o !!!!

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« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2008, 22:35 »
Quote from: "sunnylottie"
seems like a lot of hassle....and shed space to dry these  :o !!!!


They need to be ripe and dry to be stored dry. :D  The garage will also do, or wherever it does not keep raining on them all autumn.

But they need to be nearly ready, well swollen and the pods starting to brown.Otherwise, can just shall and freeze them for fresh shelled beans.
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« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2008, 13:34 »
Freeze them, I now do after I lost a good few the other year.
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Borlotti Beans. How do you dry these?
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2008, 18:41 »
I've left as many of mine as I could outside to dry on the pod, but it's getting humid and rainy here so I'll take them off the stalks, shell them and spread them on some screening to dry thoroughly. Pick over for any bad ones, or ones that seem not quite dry, before storing. I add a dried bay leaf to all storage bean jars; helps keep any bean larvae from hatching.

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« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2008, 22:11 »
bean what??????? from what????? hope you're joking, otherwise my berlotti beans have just become unappetising. :cry:

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« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2008, 22:13 »
ok....i shelled them (whislt watching the opening ceremony of the paralympics...what a show!!!!....the games that is, not my beans)...and i decided to go with the freezer option.  how long do i have to cook them from frozen. thanks in advance. x



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