Posted 8/17/2006 12:56 (#36578 - in reply to #36549) Subject: Re: When to harvest soybeans.
Beans ususally ripen somewhat evenly (more so than you describe). Was drought stress a factor for you this summer? Beans ripening after a drought and then receiving a late rain can produce green pods that ripen later and be a problem at harvest. Not many options but cut them.