beans means edamame

[lolabelle]

Soya Bean Edamame  has anyone grown these have come across them in a few recipes ... are they easy to grow???  anyone ??

[lolabelle]

[saddad]

Some people tried Soya beans last year... don't know if it was this variety...  :-\

[pippy]

I haven't tried them but Jungle seeds do the seed.  There were articles in the press last year saying the Supermarkets were sourcing them from growers in the UK now so I guess they must be possible?

[Jayb]

 I think edamame refers to young soya pods being cooked whole in boiling water, very poplar in Japan.

I grew soya bean Ustie last year in a polytunnel with good results. I will defiantly be growing them again this year as they were easy to grow and very tasty. I bought mine from T&M and they reckoned Ustie has been bred for UK climate but has been replaced this year by Elena.  Sorry don't have any experience of growing them on the plot.

pm me if you would like some seeds to try.

[Bean_Queen]

Edamame refers to young green soya beans, boiled in the pod (like mangetout)

Ustie is the "UK choice" but I've never had success with soya beans (brilliant results from Frenchies though). You only get 2 beans per pod, so the crop isn't huge even if you can get it to grow.

Like chickpeas, soya beans have hairy pods, which just rot in a damp summer.