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We finished drying all the pinto-beans in the Garden House, and as the shells split open, we shucked the beans.
Here is one that started to sprout - they are vigorous!
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We got about 5-6 pounds of beans from the row we grew... about a 5 gallon bucket of pods, originally. Not a big money saver, but a very cool and very fun bean to grow and harvest.