Harvesting Our Heirloom Pinto Beans.

We are back in the garden and it's time to harvest our pinto beans.
This year we grew an heirloom variety from Baker Creek Seed Company called Bolita. We are very happy with the way they did even though early on we thought they were going to be a failure.

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[PaulaJoDavis]

I know this comment is old, but I just ran across this video and I have a tip for you when harvesting beans and such. Tie rope to the handles of a bucket and wear it around your neck so it lays against our chest. then just drop the beans or whatever in the bucket and you don't have to stop and look to see where the bucket on the ground is or move the bucket with you. We do this with berries! It's so much easier to harvest and quicker, too!

[caseyl]

All done for the day, looks like we have about 2000lbs of beans in this 5 gallon bucket... Fun video thanks 👍

[christeenagallahue]

Not sure if someone has already suggested this, but put your shelled beans in a pillow case and beat them on a hard surface. This will separate the beans from the shells. Pour the pillowcase contents into a shallow basket and give it a little shaky tap. You can pick the big leftover shells off the top (beans will settle to the bottom of the basket). Little pieces of shell will be left in with your beans. Take a blow dryer and blow them out, while shaking the basket. Beans will stay in the basket and shells will blow away. I think this is called winnowing or something of the sort. Takes minutes, not hours!

[thecanoehead]

Growing your own food is like printing your own money. I will be growing these next year, thanks for the info.

[jswhosoever]

You can put the dried pods in a pillow case and hit them against the ground (cement) and they will crack open and separate and all the beans fall to the bottom because they're heavy. Grab off the broken pods, blow off the chaff with a hairdryer and you're done! (Put the jars in the deep freeze overnight in case of tiny critters)

[coolhandluke]

Nice Harvest beans. You got 750 lb and another 250 lb in the garden, at $500 a pound you killed it brother..!!

[timeisshorttruly]

I planted pinto beans this year. Seed from a 2 lb bag from wally world
After we ate half of them i broadcasted some in a portion of my garden i wasn't using
Never weeded or watered and got a suprising harvest of about 8times what i planted. Then later i put out another half pound or so and harvested them as well. Next year i think i will try to get 2 plantings and try for double season .i too am in MO about 40 miles from you. Lebanon

[barbaradumler]

You can grow pinto beans from those that you buy in the store. You probably get a pound of beans for $1.95 vs a seed packet.

[swianecki]

I bet it would be fun to just sit around your picnic table with the family shucking the beans and and catching up on good old times. Great harvest.

[cindysquirrelloffgrid]

$35 worth of beans, but the best part is you know how they have been grown, priceless

[chaboy]

2-3k lbs expected, 7.5 lbs actual. pull those reigns in brother.

[marthasundquist]

If you have barn space or a garage...pull them up and hang them in there and mid winter you can spend you less busy time shuck them. Even easier is to ie the pods up in a pillowcase and run it in the dryer on air only, it goes a long way to get hulls off.

[patriciasmith]

Try the black beans again. We grew them up here in Nebraska on our Farmstead for the past 8 yrs and have done really well. Also, Mother Stalwardt(sp?) A red & white speckled bean does really well too and makes a great soup or baking bean. Both from Bakers Creek! They are deceptive in quantities.

[kellylynch]

Pintos are one of my favorites since I grew up on them, along with snap beans. I'm hoping no pests to worry about. Great harvest! Blessings.

[karenbarnak]

Hi Kevin, my grandmother used to grow great northern white beans for bean soup. My grandfather would lay all of them on a screen and dry them in the sun. So much work in a garden but so satisfying. Love your videos that you and Sarah make and I don't even homestead or garden. The high desert in Nevada isn't such a good place to raise much. Some do and do quite well with certain foods but I'm getting up there in years and it's too hot for me.

[thehalfcockedhomestead]

Nice! And fall is the perfect time for chili!!!

[serobinson]

Those are nice! What’s nice is if you planted double or triple the amount next year you could have a really good amount for winter!

[valeriesanchez]

I love how quickly pinto beans grow and they're so high in protein. About 9 grams per half cup. Cooked yields one cup.

[Lou.B]

I always thought Bolitas were a different variety than Pintos. To me Bolitas have better flavor, and they usually sell for a higher price - when you can find them! You've got some great beans there!!!

[essemsween]

You know watching Kevin when he's 'calculating or estimating' the quantity of a harvest or the expected yield from a row of plants. It's really not hard to 'get' that he spent the majority of his 9 - 5 Career as a Salesman.😂😂