Soybean fields

[MountainBudz]

Hey guys i've done my fair share of growing in the cornfields a couple counties away. Where I am located is too mountainous for large corn and soybean crops. Yet there are a few here and there in the valleys of the Appalachians, they are spare and usually occupied.

I took an hour drive the other day to visit some family where the land is much flatter and have decent sized corn fields and soybean fields. My uncle was explaining to me how he knows a lot of people who have very good success planting in soybeans and that corn is usually a bad growing idea in his parts. He said they fly cornfields really hard.

Which brings me to the curiosity, how do people plant in soybean fields?

I would imagine that you would have to use some LST, which I use on almost all my plants anyways. How does it differ from corn for being sprayed and the harvest dates?

My idea is to put out some clones in the soybean fields maybe during mid July or so at about a 8 to 12 inches and maybe inducing flower before hand so they will finish as somewhat minis between mid September and the first week of October.

Any one have experience growing in soybeans? Give me some advice, hints and tips, please

 

[trichosaurus]

Have never grown in soybean fields but silverback had some good ideas that could be applied here. His technique for horizontal growing seems like a great way to keep a low profile and uniformity.

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=81797

 

[TomJoad]

Run your cuttings on 24hrs. Put in 2nd week of July. Last spray is usually 1st week. They may spot spray weeds in sept. So keep them cleared out. Lol. They won't start to harvest till your long gone.

 

[HidingInTheHaze]

I would avoid the soybean fields, soy beans are the #1 GMO crop approx 90%+ of all soy beans are GMO and they have been genetically engineered to be resistant to the chemical herbicide Roundup. What this means is a farmer can spray and entire field and every other plant species will die except for the soy beans. This Round Up herbicide is a known carcinogen, it's nasty stuff and I assure you, you wouldn't want it on anything you are going to smoke or eat for that matter. Corn is big GMO crop as well so probably the same thing applies for most corn fields, look elsewhere.

 

[Easy7]

Sounds like your in " shoot trespassers land". I'd be looking real hard at Ariel photo's for small clearings. Woods with small clearings that have shrubs and such make perfect plots. You can make your own soil mix there and not worry about Chems.

 

[Jhhnn]

I would avoid the soybean fields, soy beans are the #1 GMO crop approx 90%+ of all soy beans are GMO and they have been genetically engineered to be resistant to the chemical herbicide Roundup. What this means is a farmer can spray and entire field and every other plant species will die except for the soy beans. This Round Up herbicide is a known carcinogen, it's nasty stuff and I assure you, you wouldn't want it on anything you are going to smoke or eat for that matter. Corn is big GMO crop as well so probably the same thing applies for most corn fields, look elsewhere.

As you say, nearly all soybeans are GMO & treated w/ roundup.

Watch the fields this season. You may spot a field of non-GMO soybeans because it'll be weedy while those sprayed w/ roundup will be nearly pristine. Soybeans stay short, so I can't say how easily stealth can be achieved.

 

[DJbigbud]

I think autos and soybeans might be a perfect combination!

 

[Mattskibop]

Are soybean fields better than corn fields? To my inexperienced ear they sound very similar in a lot of ways.