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Beans into Bean Stubble?

Hardwood11

Hardwood11

It is going to be a good fall!
In the past I had a farmer plant most of my food plots, he cannot do it on one of my farms this year, so it looks like I am going to have to be the farmer this year.

I am looking to plant soybeans with the rented no-till drill into soybean stubble. Any problems with this strategy? Any advice?

I would guess it is around 4 acres.
 
Shouldn't be a problem at all.
Soil test. You'll likely be putting on around 400 lbs of P&K per acre and possibly some pell-lime (I just put out 400 lbs of that). If you wanted to be lazy, could just throw that down and you'd be fine.
I personally would spray round-up with 1.5 to 2 pints of Dual II Magnum per acre. I personally like planting my bean plots THICK because the deer thin them out for me. I actually plant about 225,000 beans per acre.
Last thought- plant as soon as you can. Earlier beans are far far better than late planted IMO. Just my 2 cents.
 
I suggest that you consult the coop. If you were farming for a living, I think the recommendation would be NOT to go beans on beans.
 
Skip, I like to plant beans later than the neighboring farmers so they are still green when everyone elses are brown. But I am looking for summer and early fall attraction not late season food.
 
Bean on beans as a food plot? That would not worry me.

The threat of reduced yield due to pests/disease issues might trouble farmers who make a living off the crop, but food plot, plant heavy to compensate.

As to timing of planting, I might suggest a late maturing variety or a late planting so that you have the last field that turns yellow in the fall. Once leaves start to turn, deer will switch to other food sources, IMO. Though I have sat and watched deer eat bean pods early in the season, so who knows.
 
I plant beans EARLY so they yield higher. BUT.... I do NOT hunt on beans in October/November. If you want green beans for bow hunting, you might, at best, have green beans until early October BUT then you are losing out on a lot of your yield. I totally understand the different "fields" of thought here, totally get it. My beans are great summer growing sources and late season sources only.
Like I said, if you want a bow-hunting source and green as late as possible, absolutely, plant late BUT I bet the yield will go down even with a late maturing bean and by early October they'll be about done anyways.
For a NOVEMBER drawing source, I put winter rye, turnips and radishes overseeded in areas of of beans. That will be the most effective Nov source with a bean field. BUT- to do that, again, you have to have early planted beans so they are yellowing in August so you can overseed.

I understand both ways of thinking, depends what you want I guess is the answer.
(I'm also thinking towards holding deer on my place during shotgun and late season). Either way, good luck!
 
I personally plant late, as I want my beans to still be a major food source for the first few days of October. We get so much snow here in NE Iowa and the farm I have my plots on has no south facing slopes, so we hold very few deer in the winter regardless of food. I am using my plots strictly as October killing plots, so I want my beans green when the surrounding farms are turning. There are alot of things to consider when planning your plot strategies. With 4 acres you could even plant half and half, as in plant half the plot and then come back 2 weeks later and plant the other half that way you have beans coming up and maturing at different times and it eliminates your deer from mowing them all off at once. Well anyway, good luck and have fun, it's addicting.
 
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Guys thanks for the advice, I will try to get out there, but we had another 3 inches of rain. This has been one of the worst springs ever. Our lake level is the highest in 30 years. Will it ever stop raining?
 
You can plant into bean stubble for multiple consecutive years, I do that for my ag beans. They have been no-tilled for going on 4 years now.
 
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