Bean Plant Growth Cycle

Bean Plant Growth Video

If you are planning a garden, knowing the full cycle of bean plant growth can enable you to maximize the bean growing season, optimizing the volume of crop you get for the effort that you invest in. All types of beans, ranging from the black eyed pea to chick peas, are a solid addition to any diet. High in protein, the bean is one of the base parts in a vegetarian's diet, as well as an great side dish for those with a preference for meat.

If you are investing in a bean garden, the first stage of bean plant growth is the seed. High quality seeds have a much higher probability of the plant taking root, which will result in a higher yield in your garden. While these seeds may be a bit more expensive, the total increase of bean plant growth is worth the effort, especially if you intend on having a larger garden.

To ensure plant health, planting should be done when the temperature drops no lower than 61 degrees F or 16 degrees C. If the temperature falls below this level, your plants will not germinate, and may die.

After sowing your seeds, the time it takes for the plant to reach the seedling stage ranges from three to approximately forty days, with the median being eleven days. A seedling is a very young plant that has just started to crack the top of the soil. This part of the bean plant growth cycle is vital, as a healthy seedling will mature into a more productive plant. If your crops are planted too early, your crops will be unhealthy and the amount of beans gained later in the cycle will be smaller.

From the point that your crop has matured into a seedling,it requires an average of at least fifty days for your plant to create pods and be ripe for harvest. This means that there is realistically only one grow cycle for beans in a season. Planting of beans should happen no earlier than March to ensure that your crops have had adequate time to grow during the season before fall frosts strike. Frost can seriously harm bean plant growth, and work should be done to avoid this. In colder environments, this can be tricky, as the time required for bean plant growth is linked to when frosts end and begin.

The bean plant is an annual plant, which means that it can regrow itself for at least three growing seasons. However, many gardeners will completely till the soil, killing the old bean plants and planting new each season to ensure that the bean plant growth cycle avoids frost from harming their crops.

 

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