Description
Edamame – Glycine max. L. merr. –
Matures in 75 to 85 days.
space 12-18″ inches apart
grows 24-30″ inches tall
harvest pods after they swell. For best flavor wait till first yellow leaves appear. All the pods on a plant ripen at once so can cut the whole plant.
This native to eastern Asia, which is in the soybean family, is widely grown for its edible bean. Plant in late spring, after all frost possibilities have disappear in average, well drained soil in full sun. Grown as a warm season annual because it can’t tolerate any frost.
Prone to Japanese beetles.
