Eighth of an Acre Bounty

I pulled the yin yang beans today. I didn’t plant nearly enough to make it worth leaving them on the plant to fully dry, not when garden space is at a premium around here. This is the first year I have grown these, and they are beautiful. The speckled surprise inside each pod almost makes the shelling fun. We ate some immature beans earlier in the year in a succotash and they were pretty tasty to boot.

Two short rows (maybe 6 feet long) yielded about a pound and a half of beans in various states of maturity. I will sort these to similar sizes and then blanch and freeze for winter. Although I think we have to eat some tonight, you know – just so I can be sure they are allright. Note that even the all green beans in the bowl above will make the black and white yin yang pattern evident when exposed to heat. So pretty.