CSU fact sheet on dry bean fertilizer requirements.
- Legumes, such as dry beans, fix a portion of their nitrogen needs from the atmosphere, thus nitrogen fertilizers may not be needed if soil tests indicate adequate residual nitrate-nitrogen.
- Apply nitrogen fertilizers at rates based on a valid soil test result.
- Phosphorus is often a limiting nutrient for dry beans in Colorado.
- Apply phosphate fertilizers at rates based on soil test results.
- Band applications at planting are more efficient than broadcast applications