Edammame advice?

LindyAdele · February 29, 2016

So my kids devoured bowls of Edamame at our local sushi restaurant last month, so of course I have to plant some! I have four square feet for this adventure, and a new pack of Envy Soybean seeds ( short season, edamame recommended). Do I have to use an innocent if I have grown beans and peas there before? Will they still grow without it? Are they similar in growth habit to bush green beans?

Zeedman · February 29, 2016

Yes, the growth habit is similar to bush beans, and the plants require similar spacing. No inoculant should be necessary.

Gardadore · March 1, 2016

The Envy is a good choice. Soybeans are easy to grow. I recommend succession planting since each plant tends to produce all at once followed by a much reduced flush. Maybe plant a few seeds every 7 to 10 days and enjoy. There is nothing better than fresh edamame!

February 29, 2016	#1
LindyAdele Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 323	Edammame advice? So my kids devoured bowls of Edamame at our local sushi restaurant last month, so of course I have to plant some! I have four square feet for this adventure, and a new pack of Envy Soybean seeds ( short season, edamame recommended). Do I have to use an innocent if I have grown beans and peas there before? Will they still grow without it? Are they similar in growth habit to bush green beans?

February 29, 2016	#2
Zeedman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 313	Yes, the growth habit is similar to bush beans, and the plants require similar spacing. No inoculant should be necessary.

March 1, 2016	#3
Gardadore Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Saylorsburg, PA Posts: 261	The Envy is a good choice. Soybeans are easy to grow. I recommend succession planting since each plant tends to produce all at once followed by a much reduced flush. Maybe plant a few seeds every 7 to 10 days and enjoy. There is nothing better than fresh edamame!