June 15
On the 15th the stalks had grown to 35 inches and 13 fully emerged trifoliolates were visible. I was impressed that the plants continue to grow and develop even though we've had very little rain for several weeks.
At this stage, pods of at least 3/16" are visible at the upper nodes and larger pods are forming at the lower nodes. My amateur scoring is V13 and R3. I'm told the plant is very vulnerable to temperature and moisture stress for the next few weeks. Coincidentally, we are experiencing temperatures well above normal along with the lack of rain mentioned above.
June 22
The stalks measured 39 inches tall this week and 15 fully emerged trifoliolates were visible. If you look carefully, you can see pods that are about an inch long on the nodes that are about fourth from the top, so if we're not there already, I would say we're pretty close to the R4 stage.
Here's an image of the maturing pods on some of the middle nodes. I don't know how this crop compares to a normal year, but I think it looks encouraging considering the heat and drought we're experiencing. Now would be a good time to pray for rain for Farmer Wagenbach's beans and the other crops in the area.
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