Growth Timeline
Day | Observations |
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0 | Dry seed sown |
1, 2 | Seed swelling; seed coat slips |
3 | Radicle emergence |
4, 5, 6 | Radicle growing; primary roots forming; hypocotyl growing |
7, 8 | Cotyledons starting to poke upward; radicle continues to grow; forming primary roots |
9, 10 | Cotyledon emergence begins; seed coat sloughing off |
10, 11, 12 | Unifoliate leaves opening |
12, 13, 14 | Tiny trifoliate leaf visible on stem apex; unifoliate leaves expanding |
14 | Start 100 ppm nitrogen fertilizer - every watering |
15, 16 | First trifoliate leaf present; unifoliate leaves expanding |
16, 17 | First trifoliate leaf opening; axillary buds obvious; second trifoliate present |
18 | First trifoliate leaf open; second trifoliate opening |
19, 20, 21 | First trifoliate and second trifoliate leaves continue to expand |
21 | Up fertilizer to 150 ppm N - every watering |
22, 23, 24 | First and second trifoliate leaves continue to expand; third trifoliate leaf obvious |
25, 26 | Third trifoliate leaf expands; fourth trifoliate leaf present |
25, 26, 27 | Check axils of the unifoliate and all trifoliate leaves for bud growth |
Red Kidney Bean Growth Timeline, Part 2 Flower Buds Set
Day | Observations |
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27 | Floral buds set |
32, 33, 34 | Floral anthesis |
35 | Floral senescence; small pod(s) present |
36 on | Seed pods will elongate and turn beige and pink as seeds develop and ripen. Plants will continue to flower and fruit. |
75 on | Pods feel papery, easy to crack open to see mature seeds |