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How do I pick the right fertilizer for my soybeans?

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Add aged compost to the soil before planting, and side-dress your plants at least once during the growing season. Because soybeans are nitrogen fixers, they don't need a lot of additional nitrogen.

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When's the best time to grow soybeans?

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The best time to plant soybeans is about 2-3 weeks after your last average frost date.

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What is the effect of innoculant on soybeans, and how do I administer it?

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Innoculant contains nitrogen-fixing bacteria that attach to the soybean root, enabling the soybean to grow in low nitrogen environments. In high nitrogen environments, soybeans take up elemental nitrogen. There are multiple types of innoculant; follow the instructions on the package and make sure it contains Bradyrhizobium japonicum.

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How much of a harvest can I expect after planting 100 kg of soy beans?

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100 kg (220 lbs) would plant approximately 4 acres. If all goes well, yield ought to run approx 180 bushels (10,800 lbs, or about 4,900 kg).

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How can I produce a large number of soybeans?

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You need to follow the instructions of the article on a large plot of land.

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What's the best soybean variety?

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There are thousands of soybean cultivars in the world, but in many parts of the world, field varieties are grown for industrial uses (such as livestock feed and oil production), while vegetable varieties are grown for direct human consumption. Green soybeans are among the most popular for eating cooked, but black soybeans are a favorite for drying. If you want to make milk or flour, opt for yellow soybeans. A few popular soybean varieties are Early Hakucho and Envy.

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Do you need to stake soy plants?

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Soy is not a vine or a climbing plant, so you generally don't have to worry about staking it. However, if the plants become too heavy with pods, you can support them with thin stakes. But this is something you may only have to worry about if the growing conditions are exceptional and the plants are extremely healthy.

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What are the soybean varieties I can eat?

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Soybean cultivars are all edible. The green variety is among the most popular, because it's flavorful and tender, and great for eating steamed (called edamame). Yellow varieties are most often used for making soy milk and soy flour. Black varieties are also popular, and tend to be used for drying.

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Can soybeans survive in a greenhouse?

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They aren't a very hardy plant, so you should cover them if the temperature drops below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Which herbicides can be used for post-emergence weed control in a soybean crop?

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Afforia, Fierce, Fierce XLT, Marvel, Ransom, Rowel, Rowel FX are a few newly-registered brands in 2016.

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