July 29
The bean stalks reached 42 inches tall this week, and I counted 17 fully emerged trifoliolates. Large pods are seen at many of the nodes over the length of the stalk.
Although some of the pods have only two seeds, the seeds are continuing to grow. We received 0.6" of rain this week split between two showers on the same day (thanks for your prayers) so the plants were able to supplement the moisture they're pulling from the ground. As the seeds add mass during this stage, the vegetation will supply about half of the nutrients needed while the other half will come from the roots. Please continue to pray for rain as this stage is crucial in determining the size of Farmer Wagenbach's harvest. For those keeping score at home, I'm describing today's growth as V17 and early R5.
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