LIFE CYCLE OF A BEAN PLANT

LIFE CYCLE OF A BEAN PLANT
It all starts with the bean, which is a seed. The bean has two sides, called cotyledons, which are basically the stores of food the plant will feed on during the first stages of growth. This is why you can germinate a bean and it can grow for many days with nothing but water. The life cycle bean plant starts when the seed receives water and warmth, and germinates.

When the bean germinates, the first thing you will see is the root that comes out of the bean. After this, the bean is separated into two halves, and the stem begins to appear between the two cotyledons. The stems continues to grow and produces the first two leaves, which are rounded and not at all similar to the bean leaves that will appear later on. The stem grows towards the sun, whereas the roots grown downwards. If you turn one of the germinated seeds upside down, you will be able to see how the root and stem immediately change direction of growth.
Life cycle of a bean plant...

The next step in the life cycle bean plant is flowering, which takes place about six weeks after germination. The flowers are produced at the ends of the stem, and vary in color according to the variety of bean that has been planted. Later on, these flowers turn into fruit. The fruit of the bean plant is a rather large pod which contains many white, kidney-shaped seeds: beans. The pods need to dry up in the plant completely before being harvested.

If you are thinking of planting beans in your vegetable garden, you should know they require rich, organic soil, with good drainage, as well as frequent watering. You should also fertilize them once they have produced the flowers. Besides, since beans are generally plants that need some kind of support, you should be ready to provide them with a structure, such as a trellis, so they can entwine themselves there and produce more pods.
Finally, you should take into account that the roots of the bean plant have nodules, which are full of nitrogen, a great fertilizer. Once the plants have dried up and the life cycle bean plant is finished, it is a good idea to break the plants and till them into the soil so that all that nitrogen is incorporated into the soil, which will prove to be great for your next crop of vegetables.
Life cycle of bean plant..