Growing in Coffs Harbour

Best time to plant soybean in Coffs Harbour

Glycine max

Also called Soya bean, Soy bean, Soy

Sow soybean in Coffs Harbour in Nov to Jan.

Soybean is a legume from East Asia raised for its edible beans, which also yield an oil used widely in cooking. Eaten as edamame or turned into soy milk, tofu, tempeh and soy sauce, it is the most widely grown legume in the world and a major animal feed.

When to sow in Coffs Harbour

Coffs Harbour, NSW is in the subtropical zone. Its months for soybean apply here without a frost adjustment.

Matches local guides.

Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.

Frost in Coffs Harbour

Frost usually arrives in Coffs Harbour around mid July and finishes by early August. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as late May or as late as late August, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.

From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.

On a shared plot: suits a plot

Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.

Growing details

How to start
Sow directly in the bed
Sowing depth
2.5cm
Plant spacing
15cm
Row spacing
30cm
Height
65cm
Germination
About 10 days
Time to harvest
70 days from sowing
Frost
Frost tender
Sun
Full sun
Life cycle
annual

These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.

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