Growing in Bourke

Best time to plant soybean in Bourke

Glycine max

Also called Soya bean, Soy bean, Soy

Sow soybean in Bourke in Nov to Jan.

Soybean is a legume from East Asia raised for its edible beans, which also yield an oil used widely in cooking. Eaten as edamame or turned into soy milk, tofu, tempeh and soy sauce, it is the most widely grown legume in the world and a major animal feed.

When to sow in Bourke

Bourke, NSW is in the arid zone. Its months for soybean apply here without a frost adjustment.

Not yet checked against a local guide.

Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.

Frost in Bourke

Frost usually arrives in Bourke around early June and finishes by late August. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as late May or as late as late September, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.

From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.

On a shared plot: suits a plot

Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.

Growing details

How to start
Sow directly in the bed
Sowing depth
2.5cm
Plant spacing
15cm
Row spacing
30cm
Height
65cm
Germination
About 10 days
Time to harvest
70 days from sowing
Frost
Frost tender
Sun
Full sun
Life cycle
annual

These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.

Soybean elsewhere

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