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Edamame
Glycine max
Still time — sow latevegetable
Warm-season annual legume grown for edible immature pods (edamame) or mature dry beans. Heat-tolerant and self-pollinating, soybean fixes nitrogen and produces best in full sun on well-drained soil at 70-85F.
In Zone 7b, right now
Still time to plant — it should mature before frost
The usual direct sow window (Mid April – Early May) has closed, but with about 100 days to harvest there's still enough season left. Get it in now.
Edible?
Yes — vegetable
Small space?
Yes, in a pot
Sun
Full sun (6+ hrs)
Comes back yearly?
No — replant each year
Harvest in
100 days
Ways to plant it
Direct sow
Past the ideal window — still time
Mid April – Early May
Plant seeds straight into the ground (or a container) outdoors.
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