When do you pick your broad bens?

When they're tiny, two or three inches long, when the beans themselves are still small, or let them grow on a bit to get larger beans? If some other stage, what?

 

When they are ready
If you are unsure pick one pod and see what's inside.
I like to get them at around full size but before they get hard.
Some people probably like them a bit smaller.

 

OK. Perhaps I should add a poll...

Edit: done. Constructive criticism/changes considered.

 

I see in your poll you mention eating pod as well, never heard of that my self.

 

I had some done like that last night. Quite nice.

 

Poll restricts to 2 , but I like to save seed as well as opt 2&3.
Never eaten hulls

 

I have heard of cooking and eating small whole pods. but never tried it. I like mine as small to medium size beans before they get too big and pld to have tough skins although I have heard of people skinning them, you can also puree larger beans after cooking and removing skins.