to the beans.

Run early enough, the pods seem to be green enough that very little damage is done.  We have not noticed any yet, at least.

After the first cutting when pods are green................ it would seem that cutting is enough to last thru pod fill, since the amount of damage done by the weeds that do get above the beans after that last cutting does not SEEM to affect the beans that much.

Our beans are at the stage of being bushy, with a lot of flat pods------still plenty green.   We are right now cutting the tops out of hemp, etc..........and sunflowers.    Have not seen any pods on the ground behind the cutter.