Michigan State University Extension
Preserving Food Safely - 01600678
10/13/97

### HARVESTING DRY BEANS

        Dry  beans, such  as   kidney  beans, navy  pea  beans,

    garbanzo
    beans (chickpeas),  black-eye peas etc., should be

    harvested
    when  pods are dry,  brittle  and  brown  and the

    beans
    are hard and  have  their  characteristic coloration.

    An
    easy way to tell when  beans  are  mature  enough to be

    picked
    is to wait until the pods start to shatter or split

    open.
      If  pods are leathery,  the beans are not ready to

    harvest.

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