Runner Bean Seeds

Ken68

Just been sorting out the potting shed , have an absolute ton of runner bean seed, Red Rum mainly, tho some nice black ones as well.
Can they be eaten?

Jnelhams

If they are from pods you grew yes, if they are from packets then no as they will have been treated with chemicals to protect them when you plant them.

Ken68

Thank you Jnl., good thinking. Will do them in the pressure cooker, should sort out any nasties.

redbob_2

plant them! in a bit of wasteground smewhere if yo got no space!

angie_loves_veg

or why not swap them at a seed swap? That way you can exchange them for something you fancied growing this year

I know of one online forum at https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/grapevine which has a seed swap - I am sure there are others - or of course at a 'live' one.

Ken68

C ooked a lot, still a lot left, have sorted out the biggest for growing this year.
Soak overnight is essential, pressure cook or slow cook.
They change to brown colour, quite a nutty taste, have frozen them in small batches. Could be dry roasted or made into a pate'. Good with cheese.
Seeds are ever so cheap in Lidl....29pence or 49pence...

Jnelhams

Ken68 wrote:

Thank you Jnl., good thinking. Will do them in the pressure cooker, should sort out any nasties.

Well I hope you did not die, but a Pressure Cooker would not have destroyed chemical treatments applied to Commerical sold seed, these would have been unsafe to eat under any circumstances. If any one is unsure of such seeds they should plant them and eat the new ones that grow instead.

Hopefully you have managed to get a bit of ground dug over for the frost and snow to break up ready for your lovely vegies this year.

I am a lazy so and so, and have 18 fruit trees instead, so I spend my summer tying carrier bags around the Cherries :rotfl:

Ken68

Slow cooked them eventually, JNl...soaking overnight essential.
Came out good, more luck than judgement, a slight bite with soft inside, a bit grainy, could be dry roasted, nice with cheese. A good winter standby along with dried peas and chickpeas from Lidl.