Beans, beans, beans!
June 9, 2026 · 2 min read
Beans beans beans 2026!
My great passion in the garden is edible plants of all kinds, BUT the thing that makes me a little extra happy during sowing, growth, and harvest has to be BEANS!
These come in all possible colors, patterns, and shapes. There's something quietly spectacular about watching bean plants climb — their foliage spiraling upward in vivid green until, suddenly, the pods appear. Dangling in every shape and hue, they transform the plant from simply lush to genuinely beautiful. And then comes the best part: harvest. It is just as exciting every time to open a dried bean pod. How did the color turn out? How many are there?
The sorting at harvest is first and foremost to secure next year's seeds, so the beans that come from pods with many large beans are saved, those that are damaged or bad are thrown away, and the rest are divided into what I need for jewelry and sales. The ones left over I save for food.
The drying process is not very long since I let them dry on the plant, so after I take them out of the pod I let them dry on trays for two weeks so that I am completely sure they are dry.
But first and foremost, the sowing! That happened this weekend (April 11). There were many trays… Now they are all sitting in my unheated greenhouse, hoping that the sun will come and warm it up.
You can buy seeds and jewelry on the website. https://southbaycrafting.com/
Plants can be bought at markets and at my home, I will have a limited number of varieties.
This year's beans
Mbombo, Lilac Trout, Skunk, Mrociumere, Genesis Lima, Andromeda Lima, Black Zebra Lima, Christmas Lima, Red Lima, White Lima, Potawatomi, Mor Kristin, Äkta Tranbär, Rede Kroeben, Red Swan, Neckar Gold, Processor, Taylors Horticultural, Lazy Housewife, Yin & Yang, Rödhake Ägg, Båstad, Signe, Pretzel, Nonna Agnes, Tepary, Borlotti, Runner Bean, Runner Bean Sunset, Soya bean, various Broad beans and Simrishamn's very own variety; Perssons Buskböna
About the author
Pernille has spent almost her entire adult life working in gardens, both personally in her own gardens, as well as professionally. She has worked at Arley Hall & Gardens, at Systrarna Lindskogs in the Swedish riviera of Österlen and spends most of her waking hours planning gardens, counting seeds and thinking 3 seasons ahead (at least). She is also the founder and creator of Garden Kinship.
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