🫘 Edamame / Soybeans
Glycine max
vegetables
annual legume
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
moderate, consistent during flowering and pod set
🗺️ Zones
warm season annual
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-6.8
🪴 Soil Type
well-draining, fertile loam
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
2-4 in. apart, 18-24 in. between rows (drilled/planted in rows)
⏱️ Maturity
75-110 days (from seed); early varieties 75-85 days, late 100-110 days
🍴 Edible Parts
🍽️ Steamed edamame pods, tofu, soy milk, tempeh, miso
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (7)
Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators
Summer savory repels bean beetles and improves edamame's growth and flavor , a classic companion planting pair that benefits both plants.
Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators
Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators
Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators
Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators
Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators
⚠️ Keep Apart (3)
Growth inhibition or competition
⚠️ alliums (onion, garlic)
Growth inhibition or competition
Growth inhibition or competition
📝 Growing Notes
Excellent nitrogen fixer, enriches soil for following crops. Corn provides support for climbing varieties. Three Sisters guild member. Summer savory deters bean beetles and improves flavor.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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