How long do green beans keep in a refrigerator? I ask, because I have a couple of bean pods that are big enough to pick, but most are tiny and will be a while before they are ready. I just wondered how long they will keep while I wait for more to add to them. Yes, it's my first year growing green beans of any kind. So I haven't a clue what I'm doing.

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How long do green beans keep in a refrigerator? I ask, because I have a
couple of bean pods that are big enough to pick, but most are tiny and
will be a while before they are ready. I just wondered how long they
will keep while I wait for more to add to them. Yes, it's my first year
growing green beans of any kind. So I haven't a clue what I'm doing.



Just two green beans... never should have made it home, should have been
eaten directly.

andrewmoquin said:



How long do green beans keep in a refrigerator? I ask, because I have a
couple of bean pods that are big enough to pick, but most are tiny and
will be a while before they are ready. I just wondered how long they
will keep while I wait for more to add to them. Yes, it's my first year
growing green beans of any kind. So I haven't a clue what I'm doing.

Eat those first couple of beans raw, in a salad. Or throw them into a
soup or strir-fry. They will hold several days in the refrigerator, if
you must, but better to enjoy them fresh.

Yes, you can eat them raw, even though they are fuzzy. (Someone did
come up with an extra smooth snap bean, to make for more pleasant
texture when raw in salads.)

--
Pat in Plymouth MI

"So, it was all a dream."
"No dear, this is the dream, you're still in the cell."

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"andrewmoquin" wrote in message
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How long do green beans keep in a refrigerator? I ask, because I have a
couple of bean pods that are big enough to pick, but most are tiny and
will be a while before they are ready. I just wondered how long they
will keep while I wait for more to add to them. Yes, it's my first year
growing green beans of any kind. So I haven't a clue what I'm doing.




--
andrewmoquin

The ones I buy at the grocery store seem okay (no visible signs of decay)
for about 3 or 4 days. I have a "warm" refrigerator.

Refrigerator should be kept at 34F to 40F. Ones with high traffic on the
colder side. Any colder and you risk water crystalizing formation of water
within the vegetables. Breaking down the vegetable cell structure. Making
them limp.
--
Dave

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How long do green beans keep in a refrigerator? I ask, because I have a
couple of bean pods that are big enough to pick, but most are tiny and
will be a while before they are ready. I just wondered how long they
will keep while I wait for more to add to them. Yes, it's my first year
growing green beans of any kind. So I haven't a clue what I'm doing.



Just two green beans... never should have made it home, should have been
eaten directly.

I agree :-)) But they can also be added raw to a salad or chopped up and
added to a stir fry.

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How long do green beans keep in a refrigerator? I ask, because I have a
couple of bean pods that are big enough to pick, but most are tiny and
will be a while before they are ready. I just wondered how long they
will keep while I wait for more to add to them. Yes, it's my first year
growing green beans of any kind. So I haven't a clue what I'm doing.



Just two green beans... never should have made it home, should have been
eaten directly.

I agree :-)) But they can also be added raw to a salad or chopped up and
added to a stir fry.

Right, can also stick one up each nostril and pretend to be a walrus! hehe

I keep a zip-loc bag in the freezer for saving cut-up overgrown and errant
green beans, comes in handy for cooking soups/stews in winter... there are
always some elusive green beans that become too tough to eat otherwise, I
usually collect 3-4 pint bagsful... sometimes there are just too many in a
harvest so the extras go into the soup bag, just de-string first. I do the
same with okra and bell pepper... chop up the tougher outer leaves of
collards and kale to freeze for soups too, just cut out the tought rib.

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I agree :-)) But they can also be added raw to a salad or chopped up and
added to a stir fry.

Right, can also stick one up each nostril and pretend to be a walrus! hehe

I keep a zip-loc bag in the freezer for saving cut-up overgrown and errant
green beans, comes in handy for cooking soups/stews in winter... there are
always some elusive green beans that become too tough to eat otherwise, I
usually collect 3-4 pint bagsful... sometimes there are just too many in a
harvest so the extras go into the soup bag, just de-string first. I do
the same with okra and bell pepper... chop up the tougher outer leaves of
collards and kale to freeze for soups too, just cut out the tought rib.

Do you ever let your beans go to the dry stage and then use the dried beans?

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I agree :-)) But they can also be added raw to a salad or chopped up
and added to a stir fry.

Right, can also stick one up each nostril and pretend to be a walrus!
hehe

I keep a zip-loc bag in the freezer for saving cut-up overgrown and
errant green beans, comes in handy for cooking soups/stews in winter...
there are always some elusive green beans that become too tough to eat
otherwise, I usually collect 3-4 pint bagsful... sometimes there are just
too many in a harvest so the extras go into the soup bag, just de-string
first. I do the same with okra and bell pepper... chop up the tougher
outer leaves of collards and kale to freeze for soups too, just cut out
the tought rib.

Do you ever let your beans go to the dry stage and then use the dried
beans?

Only happens if I miss one or two that are hiding. It doesn't pay to go the
DIY dry bean route in the home garden. Dry beans are grown by the many
acres because today it really only pays if harvested mechanically. It's
much easier and far less costly to buy your dried beans at the market. I
tried growing Fordhook limas to eat fresh but it entailed a lot of effort
for very few beans, best to buy frozen.

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I agree :-)) But they can also be added raw to a salad or
chopped up and added to a stir fry.

Right, can also stick one up each nostril and pretend to be a
walrus! hehe

I keep a zip-loc bag in the freezer for saving cut-up overgrown
and errant green beans, comes in handy for cooking soups/stews
in winter... there are always some elusive green beans that
become too tough to eat otherwise, I usually collect 3-4 pint
bagsful... sometimes there are just too many in a harvest so
the extras go into the soup bag, just de-string first. I do
the same with okra and bell pepper... chop up the tougher outer
leaves of collards and kale to freeze for soups too, just cut
out the tought rib.

Do you ever let your beans go to the dry stage and then use the
dried beans?

i bet he's too lazy...
although i prefer freezing green (yellow, purple) string beans,
once i have enough in the freezer i let the rest go to dry.
i tried growing purple limas last year, but it was too cool & they
never got anywhere. OTOH, i had fresh peas until the beginning of
August!
lee

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I agree :-)) But they can also be added raw to a salad or
chopped up and added to a stir fry.

Right, can also stick one up each nostril and pretend to be a
walrus! hehe

I keep a zip-loc bag in the freezer for saving cut-up overgrown
and errant green beans, comes in handy for cooking soups/stews
in winter... there are always some elusive green beans that
become too tough to eat otherwise, I usually collect 3-4 pint
bagsful... sometimes there are just too many in a harvest so
the extras go into the soup bag, just de-string first. I do
the same with okra and bell pepper... chop up the tougher outer
leaves of collards and kale to freeze for soups too, just cut
out the tought rib.

Do you ever let your beans go to the dry stage and then use the
dried beans?

i bet he's too lazy...

I've never gained that impression about Sheldon. He's opinionated but then
so are most of us old farts - we've formed our views on life and we know
what's important to us. Sheldon has frequently showed pics of his place
over the years and it's as neat as a pin and that takes work.

My place isn't neat but I don't like it neat.

although i prefer freezing green (yellow, purple) string beans,
once i have enough in the freezer i let the rest go to dry.
i tried growing purple limas last year, but it was too cool & they
never got anywhere. OTOH, i had fresh peas until the beginning of
August!

I like shelling out dried beans. I dont't grow enough of them though so I
must put them on the list for the coming season. Himself doesn't like fresh
beans so I only ever grow a few. I must try to sneak more into his food and
see if he notices. Last time I did that and mentioned that he'd eaten beans
he insisted they were peas. Sigh! See what I mean about opionated old
farts? I did the meal, I knew what was in it but he tells me it was peas,
not beans. Sometimes ya just gotta laugh.

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I agree :-)) But they can also be added raw to a salad or
chopped up and added to a stir fry.

Right, can also stick one up each nostril and pretend to be a
walrus! hehe

I keep a zip-loc bag in the freezer for saving cut-up overgrown
and errant green beans, comes in handy for cooking soups/stews
in winter... there are always some elusive green beans that
become too tough to eat otherwise, I usually collect 3-4 pint
bagsful... sometimes there are just too many in a harvest so
the extras go into the soup bag, just de-string first. I do
the same with okra and bell pepper... chop up the tougher outer
leaves of collards and kale to freeze for soups too, just cut
out the tought rib.

Do you ever let your beans go to the dry stage and then use the
dried beans?

i bet he's too lazy...

I've never gained that impression about Sheldon. He's opinionated but
then so are most of us old farts - we've formed our views on life and we
know what's important to us. Sheldon has frequently showed pics of his
place over the years and it's as neat as a pin and that takes work.

My place isn't neat but I don't like it neat.

although i prefer freezing green (yellow, purple) string beans,
once i have enough in the freezer i let the rest go to dry.
i tried growing purple limas last year, but it was too cool & they
never got anywhere. OTOH, i had fresh peas until the beginning of
August!

I like shelling out dried beans. I dont't grow enough of them though so I
must put them on the list for the coming season. Himself doesn't like
fresh beans so I only ever grow a few. I must try to sneak more into his
food and see if he notices. Last time I did that and mentioned that he'd
eaten beans he insisted they were peas. Sigh! See what I mean about
opionated old farts? I did the meal, I knew what was in it but he tells
me it was peas, not beans. Sometimes ya just gotta laugh.

This is a first, I've been called a lot of things but no one has ever called
me lazy, I can out work any three people and I do 24/7... even people a 1/3
my age can't keep up. I've been called an obsessed neat freak but never
lazy. Anyone wanna follow me around I can use the help but ya gotta keep
up. I'm 66 years old and bet that little twerp couldn't last an hour before
she'd be yelling mommy, mommy save me.

I've been working on propagating plants at my creek, I think it's looking
good:
http://i39.tinypic.com/alg0v9.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/2evrjah.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/2j4ukuo.jpg
Everything kept neat:
http://i39.tinypic.com/2yo72pe.jpg
Gotta keep my rental neat too:
http://i43.tinypic.com/r7pttd.jpg
Got miles of forest to keep from growing back:
http://i43.tinypic.com/10nc3f5.jpg
Gotta have some details too:
http://i40.tinypic.com/iljacm.jpg
My new fruit trees are growing like weeds:
http://i43.tinypic.com/v8eouh.jpg
Freshly mowed:
http://i40.tinypic.com/erh3xl.jpg

I like dried beans, shelling out. I dont't grow enough, they think I am they ought to be on the list for the upcoming season. They do not like fresh so I only ever grow a few beans. I must try to sneak him food, and more look at his notice. Last time I do it and said he would eat the beans he insisted that it is peas.