How to grow soybean
Fabaceae, medium to grow
Edamame beans — needs a warm, sheltered spot in the UK.
Growing soybean for the first time
Difficulty: Medium · Sun: full sun · Ready in: about 100 days
1. Choose the spot
Pick a sunny spot (6+ hours of sun). It does best in loam soil with a pH of 6.0–7.0. Avoid clay soil, or improve it with compost.
2. Sow or plant
Sow outdoors in May, Jun. Space plants about 10 cm apart.
3. Look after it
- Water roughly every 4 days, more in hot or dry weather. Water the soil, not the leaves.
- No regular feeding needed in good soil — a mulch of compost is enough.
- Keep weeds down, and add a daily note and photo to your BeAgric grow diary so you can spot problems early.
4. Watch for problems
Common problems: Rust. Take a photo with Check a plant if leaves look spotted, yellow or wilted.
5. Organic tip
Like all legumes, it fixes nitrogen and improves the soil.
6. Harvest
Expect your first harvest about 100 days after planting. Record it in Harvests and list any spare on the marketplace.
Growing it organically
Like all legumes, it fixes nitrogen and improves the soil.
Common problems
- Rust
Spotted something? Check a photo of the leaf.