Shearwood Forest
5 year old buck +
Planted soybeans for the first time this year. 1 acre of Game changer forage beans next to 1.5 acres corn, I understand the forage beans won't put on as many pods an ag bean would and while I planned to e-fence (also my first attempt at fencing as well) I wanted the best of both worlds since I planned to take down the fence and let them binge on leaves starting a few weeks prior to our archery season.
Planted June 10th in zone (5a/5b) by mid August they were a minimum of 3ft tall many spots 4ft and looking incredible, lush dark green. I fertilized at planting and once the last week of July. In mid August I still didn't have any pods or flowers showing but the buds where the flowers should open were all there. 3 weeks later still no pods, a few weak flowers and the beans are looking pale and slumping. They then got hit with about 3 nights where the temps dropped to 38-39 degrees, no frost but pretty chilly and they seemed to worsen and start the yellowing and brown down process.
Are my beans done? Struggling to understand what I did wrong to get an acre of beans over my waist I not get a single pod and now I might not even get the forage aspect. I planned to pull the fence around them and my corn Sept 13. I has been hot and dry but the field overall has had and held some moisture, corn and clover next to it have done great.
Would love to learn what I can do differently if I choose to plant beans again.
Pictures attached, the worst one was after the chilly nights and was from the lowest and worst looking spot.
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Planted June 10th in zone (5a/5b) by mid August they were a minimum of 3ft tall many spots 4ft and looking incredible, lush dark green. I fertilized at planting and once the last week of July. In mid August I still didn't have any pods or flowers showing but the buds where the flowers should open were all there. 3 weeks later still no pods, a few weak flowers and the beans are looking pale and slumping. They then got hit with about 3 nights where the temps dropped to 38-39 degrees, no frost but pretty chilly and they seemed to worsen and start the yellowing and brown down process.
Are my beans done? Struggling to understand what I did wrong to get an acre of beans over my waist I not get a single pod and now I might not even get the forage aspect. I planned to pull the fence around them and my corn Sept 13. I has been hot and dry but the field overall has had and held some moisture, corn and clover next to it have done great.
Would love to learn what I can do differently if I choose to plant beans again.
Pictures attached, the worst one was after the chilly nights and was from the lowest and worst looking spot.
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