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Green Beans : Rules for Manual Harvesting



  • Keep your hands clean. Remember that you are handling a food product. The law requires you to wash your hands after each visit to the rest station.
  • Pick all mature pods on the bush before moving on to the next bush.
  • Harvest only those pods that are ready. Leave immature pods for the next harvest.
  • Avoid overfilling your hands; do not squeeze or roll the pods.
  • Do not put trash or cull pods into the container.
  • Never allow harvested pods to remain in the sun.