Magnetism & Bean Plants

Improved Growth

• Bean seeds treated with magnetic fields will germinate at a higher percentage and grow at a faster rate, according to the Life Streams International website. The magnets create an extra gravitational field around the seeds, stimulating the embryonic root system. The roots strike more quickly and the beans sprout sooner. Since the beans must pull against increased gravity, the plants are also thicker.

  Place magnets in the soil around your beans with the north poles facing the beans, for best results.

Super-Hydration

• Water treated with magnets becomes small-cluster water, according to Barron. This means the H20 molecules break into smaller clusters inside the negative ion field and become more readily absorbable. Since the plants are able to soak in more of this magnetized water, they need less water overall, while actually absorbing more.

  Create a magnetic water conditioner by gluing five ceramic magnets to either side of a gallon container. Make sure the north poles of all the magnets face inward toward the inside of the container.

False Gravity

• Those that live in very high altitudes may have difficulty sprouting their bean seeds. The forces in such places simply don't lend themselves to growing healthy plants. Fortunately, magnets can simulate higher gravity, according to California State Science Fair. This means a higher germination rate and healthy, normally growing beans even in very thin gravity.

  Place an even number of magnets in the soil around your bean plant. Alternate north and south poles pointing inward toward the beans.