Posted by jbp on September 24, 2013 at 12:58:17 from (64.57.160.37):
In Reply to: Growing soybeans posted by DeltaRed on September 24, 2013 at 08:50:32:
How do garden beans grow and produce at your location? If garden varietys grow and produce beans well,soybeans should yield well also.
As you are now growing corn, soys have a similar growing season to corn. As for harvesting, if you now have a grain platform for your combine it will work, just not as well as a floating head as you are cutting as close to the ground as possible to avoid sickle bar shatter.
Your local Extension agent for Agriculture may be able to provide information for you. As how to plant, I use my 30 inch row corn planter with bean cups and seem to do as well yield wise as my neighbors with 15 inch row drills. If conditions are good for germination I set my planter for 120000 bens per acre. Seed beans are sold here with 140000 beans per unit, not by the bushel. Good luck, Joe
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