Bean, Bush - Edamame Soybean, Midori Giant (Soy Bean)
If you enjoy going to Japanese restaurants or eating sushi, then you have probably eaten these beans cooked fresh or as tofu. The Midori Giant Edamame Soy Bean produces high yields of large 3" pods, with flavor best described as sweet, nutty, and buttery. You can cook the beans in their pods or shell them and use them fresh in any recipe.
- Easy to grow
- Large, high-yielding pods and beans
- Sweet flavor
- Grown just like green beans
SEED PLANTING TIPS
- Botanical name: Glycine max
- Depth to plant seeds: 1" deep
- Spacing between plants: 3"-4" apart
- Spacing between rows: 18"-24" apart
- Days to germinate (sprout): 5-10 days
- Germination soil temps: 65F-90F
- Soil needs: 5.5-7.5 pH
- Sun needs: Full sun
- Frost hardy: No
- Planting season: Spring, summer, fall
- # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 4-6 plants per sq. ft.
- Days to maturity: 80-95 days
Good companion plants: Cucumber, Pea, Rosemary, Thyme, Tomato
QUICK LINKS
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