When is the latest time to plant autumn beans?

Autumn beans are one of the seasonal vegetables in autumn. They are very popular and many people grow them themselves. Planting autumn beans is relatively simple, but you need to pay attention to the timing. When is the latest time to plant autumn beans? Let’s learn more about it below.

When is the latest time to plant autumn beans?

Autumn beans should be sown before October at the latest. The suitable growth temperature for autumn beans is 25-28 degrees. August to September every year is the planting time for autumn beans, and the temperature at this time is suitable for the growth of autumn beans. However, the specific planting time varies due to climate differences in different regions, but autumn beans should be planted no earlier than mid-July and no later than October.

How to plant autumn beans

1. Choose the variety

It is important to choose good varieties of autumn beans. Autumn beans are generally planted around the beginning of autumn, when the temperature is still relatively high, especially during the day, which may be higher than 30 degrees. Therefore, it is necessary to choose some heat-resistant and disease-resistant varieties.

2. Vegetable plot selection

When planting autumn beans, you should choose a vegetable field with higher terrain, and you must also do a good job of drainage, because autumn beans are afraid of waterlogging, and there will be more rain around the beginning of autumn. If the vegetable field has difficulty draining, the autumn beans will rot and die, and it will be difficult to have a yield. Before sowing, the vegetable field must be prepared and fertilized to ensure sufficient base fertilizer.

3. Planting seeds

Choose good bean seeds and place them in a winnowing basket to expose them to the sun two days in advance. Do not place them directly on the concrete floor to expose them to the sun. Then put the bean seeds directly into 0.1% potassium permanganate aqueous solution and soak them for about 5 hours for disinfection. After taking them out, rinse them with clean water and then you can sow them. Sow the seeds with a plant spacing of 10 and a row spacing of about 55 cm. During the period, be careful not to water too much. Try to use a small amount of manure and fertilizer for watering.

4. Scaffolding

After planting autumn beans, keep the soil moist and they will sprout quickly. When the seedlings have three compound leaves, thin them out, keeping the strong ones and removing the weak ones, leaving two healthy seedlings in each hole. After thinning the beans, build a herringbone frame and guide the vines onto the frame.

5. Field management

Before the autumn beans enter the flowering and podding stage, watering is generally reduced, and multiple tillage and soil loosening can be carried out to promote rooting. When the beans enter the flowering and podding stage, you can water and fertilize them. You can apply nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer , about 10 kilograms per mu of land, or flush fully decomposed human manure and urine with water, dilute it by 10% and water it.

6. Harvest

Pay attention to harvesting autumn beans in time, because their growth cycle is short. They can usually be picked half a month after they bloom. If they are not harvested in time, they will become old and affect the taste.

That’s it