harvest time for the beans

Wow, I've been so busy I didn't even notice beans growing on the beans plants. I just noticed them yesterday when I went to water them. There are actually a few beans I need to pick. I haven't really done any research until just now and I should've continued to sow beans every 2 weeks after the first one. So, I just sowed some more of the Greencrop bush snap beans and there will be quite a gap in bean production. This is the bush type beans. They don't need a trellis to climb on. And I don't know why I didn't buy green bean seeds. Green beans are one of my favorites. I'm pretty sure I've had snap beans before but just don't remember how they taste. I'll just cook the few beans I'll pick in a stir fry. That's the easiest way to cook them for me. I cook all my stir fries with soy sauce and sesame oil --- oh, and with some garlic, too. Growing up, I watched my mom use fresh garlic in just about everything, so I've gotten in that habit, too!
In order to get the bean plant to continue bean production, I will need continually pick the beans and not allow them to fully mature. If I do, the plant will stop blooming and all I'll end up with are beans that can only be used as seeds.
That was a tip I learned from my friend, Jen, and her blog. I also found some very good information on beans at these university sites: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Ipm/homegrnd/htms/47beans.htm
http://www.oznet.k-state.edu/hfrr/extensn/Hort_Tips/Vegetable_Crops/beans.htm and
http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/7240.pdf


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