How many times can soybeans be planted in a year? The best time and growth period for planting soybeans

How many seasons can soybeans be planted in a year?

Soybean is an annual herb of the legume family. Generally speaking, it is only planted once a year . Due to climate and regional differences between the north and the south, the sowing time is also different. For example, in the warm areas in the south of the Yangtze River Basin, the sowing time for soybeans is generally between February and July. In the northern region, the temperature rises later in spring, so soybeans are generally planted in May.

Soybean planting conditions

Soybeans like warmth and are relatively cool-resistant plants. They are suitable for growing in a sunny environment with a continuously stable temperature above 15°C. Soybeans like sunlight, so they need to be planted in places with plenty of sunlight and long sunshine hours. When the weather is dark or rainy, it will seriously affect the growth of soybeans and reduce production.

Soybeans require a large amount of water to grow and are relatively resistant to waterlogging, so they need to be watered regularly to ensure that the soil remains moist. However, the plants cannot withstand waterlogging, so avoid flooding when watering to prevent the soybean seedlings from lodging, yellowing leaves, or even death from waterlogging.

Soybean harvest time

It takes about four months from sowing to harvesting of soybeans. The spring-sown soybeans around the Qingming Festival are harvested in September, and the summer-sown soybeans after the wheat harvest are harvested from late September to mid-October. The entire marketing period is generally from September to October, and we can buy mature soybeans in autumn.