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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 9b, right now
Still time to plant — it should mature before frost
The usual direct sow window (Early to Late March) 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
Early to Late March
Plant seeds straight into the ground (or a container) outdoors.
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