Vicia Faba 'Aquadulce Claudia'

My grandson's bean plant has a home in my garden. Is this ready for picking? How do I tell and what do we do with it once picked? #help 😮

Looks ready to me. Take them out of the shell and boil gently for five minutes, or add to stir fry, soup, casserole etc. Lovely

Thanks @joanboston , so when they become horizontal and get that line thing? I gather that's where it will split.

Yes you open it along that line. They don't necessarily become horizontal though. You should be able to feel the beans inside the pod @gailybob

Ok it will be picked tonight thete are lots more undeveloped bean pods so this one has to go. Thanks @joanboston I bet the monster won't even eat it once I've cooked it 😃😃😃😃

Hopefully he'll try them if he's grown them! My granddaughter was eating runner beans raw as we picked them! @gailybob

@joanboston cuedos to your grandaughter as I've discovered I like them raw straight from the pod too 😊😊😊😊

That's great @gailybob !