2021 what I harvested today

Picked the crispy pods of beans for dried beans before the weather changes to wet.

Hi Jen

I'm saving my runners for the first time to use as dried beans, can you leave them for to long before picking?

Don't ask me, this is only my second year of even thinking of saving dried beans.  This year I actually grew some with the intention of saving the seed for drying, thanks to Scarlet's mystery beans.  I believe dryness both in seed pod and in weather is paramount.  If I pick and shell before they're crispy the seeds go brown. There are far more knowledgeable folk that I on this subject out there.