Soak Them or Not?

AlittleSalt · April 15, 2016

Sometime tomorrow (Saturday), I will be planting pole beans. I almost always soak beans overnight before planting them, but this time, there's a different factor to weigh in.

Starting Sunday, the forecast is rain for the next 5 days and up to 3-5" of rain for a huge area of Texas.

Our garden soil is oak leaf amended sandy loam that drains very well. There is a slight slope to the garden. There is clay 18-21" below the loam soil, so that shouldn't be a problem. It is never muddy in the garden.

Would you soak the beans or just plant them dry?

April 15, 2016	#1
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Soak Them or Not? Sometime tomorrow (Saturday), I will be planting pole beans. I almost always soak beans overnight before planting them, but this time, there's a different factor to weigh in. Starting Sunday, the forecast is rain for the next 5 days and up to 3-5" of rain for a huge area of Texas. Our garden soil is oak leaf amended sandy loam that drains very well. There is a slight slope to the garden. There is clay 18-21" below the loam soil, so that shouldn't be a problem. It is never muddy in the garden. Would you soak the beans or just plant them dry?