My APS were planted late & set pods late; but a late frost partially compensated for that. I was able to harvest a fairly large amount of dry seed, and still have quite a few pods drying indoors. It will be a couple weeks yet before the seed is dry enough to package (and not ready for storage until December). For those who contacted me, seed will be mailed out late this month, provided I already have a mailing address.
The local forecast went from "frost advisory" 24 hours ago, to "freeze warning" tonight. All other beans had already been picked clean, but about 3/4 of the APS pods were still on the vines, in hope that we would only get a light frost & more would have time to ripen. It was not to be. I picked all remaining pods tonight, some of which were mature enough to dry for seed. The rest (about 1/2 of the total yield) will be shelled & tested as shellies... I'll post the taste results then.
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