strawberries and runner beans

hi
i have a strawberry plant and was wondering when i should harvest and how would i dry out runner beans?
matt

 

You harvest the strawberries when they go a dark red colour ( tell that to my 7 y old lol), do you mean runners?


You eat fresh with veggies if possible, drying out is a little beyond me-I am new to edible gardening.

 

Do you want to dry the Runners so you have seed for next year?

If so leave them on the plant until they are fully ripe then pick and let them dry on a window ledge.

When you let a plant produce "mature" pods like this it will stop fruiting, so I only do it for a couple of plants, and towards the end of the season.

 

doesnt matter my baby brother picked everything then fed it to my rabbit.
still got about 10 tomatoes left though.
thanks everyone for your replies.