Soybeans are legume plants that requires more fertilization with additional P&K in order to provide a high level of protein and growth.  Soybeans can be easily planted from seed and will germinate in only a few days if adequate moisture is present. Soybeans are often eaten in the foliage stage (green beans) and after the beans have matured. Some types can easily reseed after the seed falls to the ground.  A few varieties will produce plant material into the late season up until frost.  Inoculation improves growth by allowing the plants to develop their own nitrogen.

Type: warm season annual legume (bean)

Uses: Soybeans are attractive to deer from first emergence into maturity. They are so preferred that many small acreage plantings can be quickly wiped out by deer grazing pressure. Once damaged the soybeans will not re-grow from early browse pressure, thus you should consider fencing or repellents for small (< 5 acre) fields and plots. Soybeans are perfect for mixing with grain sorghum, peas, alyce clover or other warm season annual forage legumes. When mature they will make high quality seeds for game birds and deer. For best results stagger Individual plantings of soybeans to provide a season long production of the attractive pods and leaves.

Planting Rates:

• Date: April - August
• Rate: 35 lbs. per acre or 1 lb. per 1000 sq. ft.
• Depth: ½"

Best for: Deer, Turkey, Duck, Pheasant, Rabbit, Quail

Laredo Soybeans are very small and full of black seed which not oily and fall to the ground when fully developed and are eaten by a host of wildlife including deer. Laredo produces more heavy green plant material than many of the other soybeans. These beans are best planted in combination with other food plot crops.

Plant at the rate of 20-35 lb. to the acre in April through July. - Mow (mulch) plants to shatter seeds on the ground in Sept / October so as to improve reseeding possibilities.  Usually about 50% of a repeat stand will occur the second year from the seeds produced.  By the third year this is even less.  Plan on replanting third seasons and second for best results.

Bobwhite Soybeans were especially developed for food plots and has been successful in attracting deer and quail. These soybeans are bred to climb and have to grown in with corns. sorghums, and have been very successful with sunflowers and any crop that they can twine around. Bobwhite oybeans are small beans with a green/brown color to the seed.  They contain a high amount of protein like all soybeans.  They perform best when grown in row plantings with other crops. (Bobwhite is not currently sold at Seedland)